Amal Cavender, Ph.D.
Middle East & North Africa Area Studies Specialist
Department
Global Resources Center
Research & User Services
Team(s)
ISIS Files Project
Phone number
Office location
Gelman Library, Suite 708
Research consultation area(s)
Global Affairs
Social Sciences
Collection development area(s)
Arabic Language and Literature
Global Resources Center
History
Middle East and North Africa Research Center
Persian Language
Religion
Turkish Language
Areas of expertise
Islamic Art and Architecture, Middle East & North Africa Research Services, Arabic, Turkish Language & Literature and Islamic Studies, Islamic fundamentalism
Dr. Amal worked in the US and abroad as 'Arabic and Turkish Languages' expert, and as 'Islamic Art & Architecture' professor at IUPUI- Herron School of Art. She received her PhD in Global History from Purdue University, and fluent in five languages.
