Joel Beinin is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus at Stanford University. He taught Middle East history at Stanford University in 1983-2006 and 2008-2019 and directed the Middle East Studies Program at the American University in Cairo in 2006-08. In 2001-02 he served as president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He is a member of Havurah Shalom in Portland OR.
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