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The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is the only academic center in the United States focusing exclusively on the Arab world, and it has been doing so with distinction since 1975.

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The Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary study of the region.

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CCAS hosts a rich calendar of public lectures, film screenings, and cultural events.

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CCAS provides workshops, curriculum support, and other resources on the MENA for K-14 educators.

CCAS News

December 18, 2018

CCAS is calling for papers that touch on food and foodways in the modern Levant for “Making Levantine Cuisine: A Critical Food Studies Symposium.” Proposals due January 20.

Q&A with Craig Browne (MAAS ’15)

December 10, 2018

Craig Browne currently works for the United Nations World Food Programme in Libya, where he coordinates food assistance for refugees in the country.

Two MAAS Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellows Program

November 28, 2018

CCAS is proud to announce that two MAAS students have been selected as finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program! Alf Mabrouk to Maxwell Scurlock and Caroline Manela!

Q&A with Charles Kiamie (MAAS ’04)

November 14, 2018

Charles Kiamie is the Acting Director of USAID’s Office of Local Sustainability, which focuses on deepening the agency’s partnerships with local and US-based development actors.

CCAS calls for revisions to TX high school curriculum

November 12, 2018

In a recent letter to the Texas State Board of Education, CCAS calls for changes to the proposed state-wide social studies curriculum on the MENA.

Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates

To Teach Students to Learn, Teach Philosophy

October 24, 2018

Afaf Al-Khoshman (MAAS ’16) writes for Al-Fanar Media about the teaching of philosophy in Jordanian schools and universities.