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Faculty Profile

David Commins

Professor of History; Benjamin Rush Chair in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (1987)

Contact Information

commins@dickinson.edu

Denny Hall Room 217
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Bio

His teaching interests are in modern Middle Eastern history with an emphasis on Islamic thought and political movements. His most recent book is The Mecca Uprising: An Insider's Account of Salafism and Insurrection in Saudi Arabia. His other books are Islam in Saudi Arabia, The Gulf States: A Modern History, The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia, Historical Dictionary of Syria, and Islamic Reform.

Education

  • B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1976
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1985

2023-2024 Academic Year

Fall 2023

HIST 121 Middle East to 1750
Cross-listed with MEST 121-01.

MEST 121 Middle East to 1750
Cross-listed with HIST 121-01.

HIST 259 Islam
Cross-listed with MEST 259-01 and RELG 259-01.

MEST 259 Islam
Cross-listed with HIST 259-01 and RELG 259-01.

RELG 259 Islam
Cross-listed with HIST 259-01 and MEST 259-01.

Spring 2024

HIST 122 Middle East since 1750
Cross-listed with MEST 122-01.

MEST 122 Middle East since 1750
Cross-listed with HIST 122-01.

MEST 231 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cross-listed with HIST 371-01. Part of the Globally Integrated Program in Israel.

HIST 371 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cross-listed with MEST 231-01. Part of the Globally Integrated Program in Israel.