The Middle East Center would like to congratulate Heather Sharkey, an affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She has been chosen to be a Visiting Professor during the 2012-13 year at the Institut d'études de l'islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM) of the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. There, she will deliver four lectures at various French institutions throughout a one-month period.