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Stephen Sheehi

Stephen Sheehi (اسطفان شيحا) is an Arab American (Lebanese) scholar of Middle Eastern studies, Arab intellectual history, psychoanalysis, and decolonial theory. He is the **Sultan Qaboos Professor of Middle East Studies** at William & Mary, where he teaches in the Asian and Middle East Studies Program, Arabic Studies, and the Asian and Pacific Islander American Studies Program. He is also the founding Director of the [https://www.wm.edu/sites/dhp/ Decolonizing Humanities Project] at William & Mary.

Sheehi is widely recognized for his influential scholarship at the intersection of Arab modernity, settler‑colonial critique, critical race theory, and psychoanalytic thought. His research has profoundly shaped contemporary understandings of Arab subjectivity, Islamophobia, Palestinian liberation, and the cultural histories of photography in the Arab world. His work has appeared in numerous academic journals, edited volumes, and public forums, contributing to both scholarly and activist communities. Provided by Wikipedia