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    What Can We Learn About Islam By Studying People?

    CCAS Post-Doctoral Fellow Jeremy Walton reflects on his anthropological study of Islam in Turkey, and the ways context and community shape Muslims’ interpretations of their texts and traditions.

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    Journeying Home

    MAAS alumna Dorothée Kellou (2012) discusses her forthcoming documentary film on Algeria’s war of independence as witnessed by townspeople—and family—who experienced it.

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    The Arab Studies Journal Celebrates Twenty Years

    Founding Editor Bassam Haddad and co-editors Sherene Seikaly and Nadya Sbaiti reflect on the origins, progress, and future of the journal.

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    When Definitions of “Common” Property Differ

    CCAS Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Karen Rignall talks about her study of land tenure in rural Morocco, and offers some surprising insights into what land means to the people.

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    Syria Is Not Iraq

    MAAS student Sarah Harvey publishes an article in Al-Jazeera English explaining why she thinks Syria will not descend into sectarian infighting post-Assad.

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Few regions command as much attention as the Arab world. Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies has furthered understanding of this vital area with excellence and distinction, illuminating the lives and experiences of the Arabs today—al- `Arab al-yawm.

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Arab Studies Journal: A peer-reviewed, independent multidisciplinary forum in the field of Arab and Middle Eastern studies. Click on the link for ASJ's latest issue: Spring 2012 Vol XX No 1.

 Jadaliyya: An independent ezine produced by ASI (Arab Studies Institute), the umbrella organization that produces Arab Studies Journal and runs the Documentary Film Collective 'Quilting Point.' National Resource Center on the Middle East: CCAS houses this U.S. Department of Education Title VI Center at Georgetown. Palestine Poster Project: An archive of some 3,000 Palestine posters from myriad sources.

 

Directions to the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (ICC 241):

Enter from the Georgetown University main gates at 37th and O streets. Take the path to the right which will bring you directly to a red brick building, the Intercultural Center (ICC). Enter the main doors and turn left. Take the stairs or the elevators down one level to the second floor. Go straight out of the elevator, and turn left at the first hallway. The wooden double doors at the end of this hallway mark the entrance to the Center. Feel free to contact the Center at 202-687-5793 if you have any trouble locating the offices.

For a map of Georgetown and the location of the ICC, see the icon "Maps & Directions" below. Click here for information on parking at Georgetown, and here for a schedule of the G2 bus, which stops right outside of Georgetown's gates. Click here for a schedule of the Georgetown University Transportation System (GUTS Bus), which runs from the Rosslyn and DuPont Circle Metro stations to Georgetown University.

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies241 Intercultural CenterWashington D.C. 20057-1020Phone: (202) 687.5793Fax: (202) 687.7001ccasinfo@georgetown.edu

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