Salman Amir

Salman Elamir Amir earned his Ph.D. in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Michigan (U-M) and his M.A. in teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and Middlebury College. Previously, he taught Arabic at Syracuse University, Washington and Lee University (W&L), and U-M. At W&L, Amir developed and taught an advanced Arabic media course on the Syrian Revolution. His research focuses on Islamic philosophy, Ismāʿīlī thought, Druze studies, the reception of Greek philosophy in the Islamic world, minorities in the Middle East, and modern Arabic literature of the Nahḍa (Arab Renaissance). Amir recently published an article in Brill titled “Embryology in Antiquity, Islam and the Druze Religion.” A native speaker of Arabic and Hebrew, he creates engaging, student-centered courses that connect language, history, religion, and culture.

Recent Courses Taught

First Term Arabic
Third Term Arabic

Appointed to the Faculty

Educational Background

Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem