San Francisco State University Programs
- Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative
- Jewish Studies
- Middle East and Islamic Studies
- Persian Studies
- South Asian Studies
- Model Arab League - if you are interested in this program, please email Prof. Volk at lvolk@sfsu.edu
Study Abroad Opportunities
Please view our study abroad page for up-to-date information on programs in "the Middle East" that are available to SFSU and CSU students.
San Francisco State University Student Organizations
- General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS)
- Hillel at SF State
- Muslim Student Association
- One Voice Movement
Centers and Programs
- Abbasi - Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University
- Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES), Santa Clara University
- Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA)
- Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (CIMES), CSU, San Bernardino
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), University of California, Berkeley
- Center for Middle East Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
- Graduate Theological Union
- Middle East Studies Program, San Jose State University
- Palestinian American Research Center
Community Organizations
- Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC)
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
- Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest
- Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
- Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB)
- Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)
- Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area
- National Council on US-Arab Relations
- Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
- San Francisco Hillel Jewish Student Center
- Shia Muslim Associations of the Bay Area
- San Francisco Baha'i Center
- Turkish American Association of California
MEIS-Related Associations
- American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
- American Association of Teachers of Persian
- Association for Middle East Women's Studies
- Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey (AMCA)
- Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA)
- International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS)
- Middle East Librarian Association (MELA)
- Middle East Studies Association (MESA)