Tareq Ramadan (ah8216)
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tareq is an adjunct interdisciplinary professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies who has taught eight different courses over the past 17 years, including the following:
- NE 2000: Introduction to Islamic Civilization of the Near East
- NE 2030/HIS 1800: The Age of Islamic Empires
- NE 2040/HIS 1810: The Modern Middle East
- NE 3040/HIS 3320: The 20th Century Middle East (WWI- Present)
- NE 2700 (Topics): Islam in America: A History
- ANT/NE 3550: Arab Society in Transition
- ANT 1100/2100: Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT 2200: Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations
Tareq is also a consultant who regularly works with immigration attorneys, across the country, as an expert witness on country conditions in the Middle East and Islamic World. Additionally, he is the project manager of the Malcolm X House Historical Preservation Project with the local non-profit organization Project We Hope, Dream, and Believe.
As project manager, he wrote and was awarded an $380,850 African American Civil Rights Grant, on behalf of the non-profit, to rehabilitate the one-time Inkster home of human rights icon Malcolm X ( with the goal of transforming it into a museum). In 2021, he landed the home on the National Register of Historic Places and later, in 2022, organized an archaeological excavation project at the site with Wayne State's anthropology department's chairperson, Dr. Krysta Ryzewski, who led the dig.
In 2022, Tareq was selected to the Arab America Foundation's 40 under 40 list and in 2024, he received Wayne State's Community Engagement Award and the Michigan Governor's Award for Historic Preservation.
Moreover, he has published various pieces on contemporary Middle Eastern political issues and historical topics focusing on the early Islamic world and has also traveled across the Middle East, including participating in archaeological projects in Jordan.
- The restoration of Malcolm X’s former home in Inkster, Michigan
- The Metro: Malcolm X’s Inkster home receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
- Wayne State Anthropology's Malcolm X House Project honored with Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation
- Arab America Foundation Announces 40 Under 40 Awardees – Class of 2022
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Courses taught by Tareq Ramadan
Winter Term 2025 (future)
- ANT2200 - Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Fall Term 2024 (current)
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- ANT2200 - Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations
Spring-Summer Term 2024
Winter Term 2024
- ANT1100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Fall Term 2023
- ANT2200 - Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Spring-Summer Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
- ANT1100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Fall Term 2022
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- ANT1100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Spring-Summer Term 2022
- ANT2200 - Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Winter Term 2022
- NE3550 - Arab Society in Transition
- ANT1100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT3550 - Arab Society in Transition
Recent university news spotlights
- The restoration of Malcolm X’s former home in Inkster
- Professor’s Qur’an collection gives insight to linguistic and cultural differences
- Academic Recognition Ceremony celebrates faculty, staff excellence
- Wayne State Anthropology's Malcolm X House Project honored with Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation
- How WSU preserves and promotes Black history