CCAS and ISIM recently co-sponsored a conference on durable solutions to the forced migration crisis in Iraq. The conference took place at the the University of Kurdistan and included talks by members of the CCAS faculty and staff.

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is excited to welcome Mr. Yusuf Alireza and Mr. Amr Diab to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Alireza and Mr. Diab are young luminaries in the worlds of business and finance, and bring a wealth of professional expertise in their fields, combined with a profound understanding of Arab affairs.

Looking for interesting work in a supportive, fun, and intellectually stimulating environment? Apply for the CCAS Office Manager position!

On February 8, CCAS' Joseph Sassoon spoke at the World Bank about his book Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics. A video of the talk is available.

The International Organization for Migration, the University of Kurdistan Hawler, and Georgetown's CCAS and ISIM invite you to submit an abstract for the conference:‭ ‬“Migration and Displacement in Iraq”‭ ‬in Erbil‭, ‬Iraq‭. ‬The conference will focus on various aspects of forced migration, ‬such as durable solutions and the end of displacement, ‬early recovery and stabilization, ‬livelihood, ‬social cohesion and transitional justice, ‬conflict resolution and violence reduction, ‬house land and property.‬ Abstracts due February 10.

CCAS' Prof. Fida Adely is quoted in Christian Science Monitor for her research on women and education in the MENA.

CCAS will be at MESA in Boston this week! Stop by booth #42 to learn more about the Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) & our other programs.

Nada Soudy (MAAS '13) has published a comparative study of 1.5 and second-generation Egyptian ‘expatriates’ in Qatar and ‘immigrants’ in the U.S. in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

CCAS Professor Marwa Daoudy's article in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs presents her research on Syrian-Turkish relations, building on the idea of a structure-identity framework.

Jordan hosts hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. But the kingdom is also temporary home to thousands of Sudanese and Somalis fleeing wars that are decades old. A team of MAAS and Georgetown students led by Rochelle Davis investigates the hierarchies of aid in situations of protracted displacement.

As part of Georgetown's Global Futures Initiative, CCAS Professor Marwa Daoudy discusses the need for a radically new environmental and social contract in the era of climate change.

MAAS Alum Sherene Seikaly (2000) chats with CCAS about her recently published book, Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Palestine Book Awards.

MAAS alum Jill Ricotta (2016) writes for the Washington Quarterly about the precarious state of Arab Shi'a resulting from escalating Shia-Sunni tensions and the breakdown of Iran-Saudi Arabia relations.