Saadia Yacoob

Associate Professor of Religion

sy2@williams.edu

413-597-2585

Hollander Hall Rm 206

Education

B.A. American University (2003)
M.A. McGill University (2007)
Ph.D. Duke University (2015)

Courses

REL 112 / WGSS 112(F) LEC

Sex, Gender, Religion

REL 230 / ARAB 230 / GBST 230 SEM

Who was Muhammad? (not offered 2025/26)

REL 232 / HIST 202 / AFR 232 / ARAB 232 / GBST 232 SEM

Islam in Africa (not offered 2025/26)

REL 234 / ARAB 234 / GBST 234 SEM

What is Islam? (not offered 2025/26)

REL 236 / COMP 213 / ARAB 236 / GBST 236(S) SEM

Reading the Qur'an

REL 241 / WGSS 239 / GBST 241 / HIST 292 SEM

History of Sexuality (not offered 2025/26)

REL 242 / ARAB 242 / WGSS 242(S) SEM

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Islam

REL 243 / ARAB 243 / ASIA 243 / WGSS 243 / HIST 302(F) SEM

Islamic Law: Past and Present

REL 332 / ARAB 332 / WGSS 334 SEM

Islam and Feminism (not offered 2025/26)

REL 358 / GBST 358 SEM

Religion and Law (not offered 2025/26)

Current Committees

Committee on Academic Standing, Chair