Certificate Director (2025–26)
Shawkat M. Toorawa
shawkat.toorawa@yale.edu
Certificate Advisory Committee
Supriya Gandhi (South Asia Studies/Religious Studies(
supriya.gandhi@yale.edu
Zareena Grewal (American Studies/Ethnicity, Race & Migration/Religious Studies)
zareena.grewal@yale.edu
Kishwar Rizvi (History of Art/Architecture)
kishwar.rizvi@yale.edu
Claire Roosien (Slavic Languages & Literatures) claire.roosien@yale.edu
Shawkat Toorawa (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations /Comparative Literature)
shawkat.toorawa@yale.edu
Kevin van Bladel (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations/Classics) kevin.vanbladel@yale.edu
Travis Zadeh (Iranian Studies/Religious Studies) travis.zadeh@yale.edu
Every member of the advisory committee is available for advice on your coursework and about the lectures you need to attend; as are numerous other faculty, including, but not limited to:
Hussein Fancy (History) hussein.fancy@yale.edu
Samuel Hodgkin (Comparative Literature/Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)
samuel.hodgkin@yale.edu
Marcia Inhorn (Anthropology/International Affairs) marcia.inhorn@yale.edu
Jonathan Wyrtzen (Sociology/History/International Affairs) jonathan.wyrtzen@yale.edu
Nurfadzilah Yahaya (History/Southeast Asia Studies) nurfadzilah.yahaya@yale.edu