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Officers
| President: Na’eel Cajee ‘10 A senior in Leverett House and History of Science concentrator, much of my free time at Harvard has been spent on calligraphy, cantillation, chocolate, climbing rocks, and coxing. Born in Washington state, I grew up in Oklahoma, South Africa, and California. If you have any questions about or ideas for HIS programming, please electronically mail me and I promise to get back to you. |
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Vice President: Fauzia Shaikh ‘10 Assalamu Alaikum, I’m Fauzia Shaikh, the HIS Vice President, and a senior Government concentrator. I grew up in Long Island, New York and I currently live in Adams House. As a formal External Director, the External committee holds a special place in my heart. If you have any ideas for HIS, want to talk about politics, pre-meds or life in general, please do let me know by email or meet me at HIS’ awesome events. |
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Secretary: Harris Beg ‘12 Salaam! I’m Haaris Beg, the Secretary for HIS. I grew up in Queens, NY, lived most of my life in Long Island, NY, and now live in Crown Point, IN (for the past several months). I am a sophomore living in Eliot House (it’s the best one.) I don’t know what my concentration is yet, it could be anything from Neurobiology to History of Science, but I know that I am pre-med. Please let me know if you have any questions about the Harvard Islamic Society, our email lists, NEW YORK, football, movies, food, The Freshman Experience, pretty much anything at all! |
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Treasurer: Alexa Rahman ‘12 Salaams! My name is Alexa Rahman and I am the Treasurer of HIS. I grew up in Weston, Massachusetts and am a sophomore in Quincy House. I plan to declare my concentration in either government or history with secondary fields in economics and Arabic. Outside of class I work at the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, serve as Philanthropic Director for Harvard University Women in Business, and enjoy walking around Cambridge and spontaneous trips to Berryline. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about funding an HIS event or wish do donate money to support our organization! |
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Co-director of Development: Abdelnasser Rashid ‘11 I’m Abdelnasser, a junior in Dunster House. I am a Social Studies concentrator. I grew up in Chicago and in Palestine, near Ramallah. I enjoy cooking, drinking tea, computer programming, and a lot of other things. Feel free to contact me regarding anything, including HIS-related programs, Palestine, Social Studies, politics and studying Arabic. |
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Co-director of Development: Chaima Bouhlel ‘11 Salam! I am Chaima Bouhlel, a junior in the College. I am a Molecular and Cellular Biology concentrator, but also interested in government, education, and development. I am Tunisian, but have lived all of my life in Saudi Arabia. I enjoy playing badminton, cooking, eating and talking. Please feel free to contact me regarding anything regarding Harvard, Tunisia, or the world in general. |
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Director of External Relations: Fahmi Jahufar ‘11 Salaam! I’m Fahmi Jahufar, the Director of External Relations for HIS! I’m from Framingham, MA (originally from Sri Lanka) and I’m currently a junior in Currier House (yay Currier!). I’m pre-med and concentrating in MCB with a secondary in Health Policy. Let me know if you have questions about the External Committee, HIS, Harvard, Framingham, Currier House, being premed, or being awesome! |
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Director of Internal Relations: Efi Akam ‘12 Asalaamu alaikum! My name is Eftitan Akam (better known as Efi) and I am a sophomore in Quincy House. I’m Sudanese, born in Saudi Arabia and raised there and in Philadlephia. My family currently lives in Yuma, AZ. I’m a premed planning on doing a joint concentration in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and History and Science. As Internal Director I’m the go-to person for most of the fun social activities that we do here at Harvard. If you ever have any questions about anything (and I sure do mean anything) Don’t hesitate to contact me! |
Chaplain
| Chaplain: Taha Abdul-Basser |
Graduate Advisors
| Graduate Advisor: Celene Ayat (HDS) | |
| Graduate Advisor: Stephanie Young (HLS) | |
| Graduate Advisor: Arafat Razzaque (HDS) | |
| Graduate Advisor: Nebil Hussen (GSAS) |
Faculty Advisors
| Faculty Advisor: David G. Mitten James Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology | |
| Faculty Advisor: Cemal Kafadar Vehbi Koc Professor of Turkish Studies |
Feel free to contact any of the officers with questions about upcoming events, Friday prayers, or with any other concerns.
