
Dina Heshmat
- Position: Associate Professor
- Department: Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
- Email: dina.heshmat@aucegypt.edu
Brief Biography
Dina Heshmat joined the Department of Arab and Islamic Studies in 2013 as an assistant professor of Arabic literature. She teaches modern and contemporary Arabic literature, focusing on Egyptian novels and short stories. Before joining The American University in Cairo, she taught Arabic language and literature at Leiden University (2009 - 2013).
Research Interest
- Literature and History
- Literature and Urban Space
- Literature and Cinema
- Gender Studies