Category: Alumni Spotlight
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Tabletop Debates: reflections on molokhia, identity, and forks vs spoons
MAAS alum Antonio Tahhan writes about his quest and global survey to find the "best" recipe for this iconic.…
August 30, 2022
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Q&A with MAAS Alum Anela Malik
MAAS Alum Anela Malik on Food, Writing, and Becoming a Successful…
August 10, 2022
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Beyond Recipes
How MAAS alum and food historian Anny Gaul studies…
August 7, 2022
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Teaching Science Fiction While Living It in Lebanon
MAAS alum Nadya Sbaiti writes about the sci fi course she teaches in Lebanon became surprisingly prescient during the events of.…
June 8, 2021
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Educating Refugees in Lebanon
MAAS student Wissam Fakih explores how Lebanon’s triple crises—economic collapse, the Beirut port explosion, and the COVID-19 pandemic—have impacted the education of…
June 8, 2021
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From Beirut to Brazil
At Lebanon's centennial, MAAS alum Diogo Bercito calls for scholars to take a closer look at the Lebanese community in. …
June 8, 2021
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MAAS Student Curates Art Exhibit at Middle East Institute
An interview with MAAS student Laila Jadallah about her work as curator of MEI's exhibition "Art in Isolation: Creativity in the Time of COVID.”…
February 20, 2021
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MAAS Alums Respond to the Pandemic
MAAS alums have been responding to the COVID-19 crisis in a variety of ways—from emergency response and humanitarian work, to fundraising for organizations in critical need, to…
February 18, 2021
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Coronavirus in the Arab World
MAAS alum Haizam Amirah-Fernández provides an overview of the varied responses to and impact of COVID-19 in the Arab world. Art by Mahmoud Al.…
February 5, 2021
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How to Study Gender in the Middle East
MAAS alum Maya Mikdashi provides a primer for approaching the study of gender in the Middle East and pitfalls to.…
June 3, 2020