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Arab Studies Certificate Students Present Capstone Projects

This year, the Arab Studies Undergraduate Certificate students presented their capstone papers in a virtual colloquium. Congratulations to each of!…

April 7, 2020

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Arab Studies Certificate Alum Hosts Algerian TV Show

In February, a ten-episode television series titled Andi Hulum, Arabic for “I Have a Dream,” premiered on Algeria’s Ennahar TV. The show—Algeria’s first…

March 31, 2020

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CCAS Collaborates on New Website on Islamic Spain

Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) recently released an updated interactive website on Islamic Spain built in partnership with CCAS. The website serves as a companion to the UPF…

March 19, 2020

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CCAS Publishes Teaching Unit on Islam and Politics

The Education Outreach program at CCAS, with support from Georgetown’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), has produced a new teaching…

March 13, 2020

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MAAS Student Wins Political Risk Competition 

Congratulations to first year MAAS student Azim Wazeer, along with Tra Hoang (MASIA ’20), and Haris Fontaine (MSFS ’20), who came in first place in the 2020 Fletcher…

March 9, 2020

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CCAS Hosts Undergraduate Research Scholars

  CCAS is pleased to participate in the competitive Bachelors in Foreign Service (BSFS) Scholars Program, which enables undergraduates to work on substantive research…

February 10, 2020

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CCAS mourns the loss of Albert Aghazarian

The CCAS community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Albert Aghazarian, a renowned scholar and activist, and the first graduate of the Master of Arts in Arab(…

February 3, 2020

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Did you miss “Rethinking US-Gulf Relations”?

You can watch this event, which discusses future interdependencies with the vitally important Gulf region, on the CCAS YouTube.…

February 3, 2020

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Q&A with Najib Joe Hakim (MAAS ’82)

Najib Joe Hakim works as a documentary and editorial photographer in San Francisco. He is a Political Art Fellow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the recipient of the…

January 24, 2020

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CCAS Assistant Academic Director Honored with President’s Excellence Award

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies would like to congratulate Assistant Director of Academic Programs Kelli Harris, who was a recipient of the 2020 President’s Excellence…

January 17, 2020