Mr. Chaim Nissim

Email: nissimch@post.tau.ac.il

Academic Interest: Medieval Islam (History)

 

Education

B.A., Middle Eastern History; Arabic Language and Literature:
Tel Aviv University.

Teacher's Certificate in Arabic and Principal's Certificate:
Beit Berl College of Education

M.A., Middle Eastern History

Master's Thesis: "Ottoman Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Century according to Contemporary Egypian Historians"
Supervisor: Professor Ehud R. Toledano

Doctoral Dissertation in preparation: "The Historiography of Syria in the Late Mamluk Period and the Beginning of Ottoman Period: The Historical Writings of Shams al-Din Muhammad Ibn Tulun (1485-1546)"

(under the supervision of Professor Michael Winter)

 

Professional Experience

1994- present: Department of History of the Middle East & Africa Studies, Tel Aviv University.

1996-present: Department of Arabic, Levinsky College of Education.

1997- present: Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University.

 

Courses Offered

1.     Introduction to Islamic History.

2.     Introduction to the History of the Middle East in the Modern Age.

3.     Society and Army in Late Medieval Age (from mamluk to Ottoman Rule).

4.     Reading in classical or modern Arabic sources (written or internet sources).

5.     Elementary and advanced Arabic.