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Undergrad Students Earn Certificate in Arab Studies

CCAS offers a Certificate of Arab Studies at both the graduate and undergraduate level. As part of the undergraduate certificate program, students write and present a capstone…

April 16, 2019

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Q&A with Hannah Beswick (MAAS ’14)

Hannah Beswick is the Partnerships Development Specialist at the UN Women Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In this role, she builds and…

April 2, 2019

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CCAS Visiting Scholar Writes on Climate Change & Saudi Arabia

Aisha Al-Sarihi, CCAS Visiting Scholar, has published a new paper with the Arab Gulf States Institute that sheds light on Saudi Arabia’s climate change governance at the national…

March 20, 2019

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Global Nexus: A Panel Discussion on the Intersection of International Issues and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

March 21, 2019, 2:00pm-3:15pm, Theatre Arts Arena, Montgomery College-Rockville Campus Today’s global challenges are some of the toughest we have ever faced. Populism,…

March 12, 2019

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New Findings Show Lack of Durable Solutions for Displaced Iraqis

CCAS Director Rochelle Davis and colleagues at the Institute for the Study of International Migration and IOM Iraq have published "Access to Durable Solutions: Three Years…

February 12, 2019

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Workshop and Teaching Resource on Political Islam

March 23, 2019, 9:00am-3:00pm, CCAS Boardroom, ICC #141 at Georgetown University The topic of political and social engagement of Islam in post-colonial societies was always…

February 12, 2019

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Global Fables, Folklore and Fantasy in Children’s & Youth Literature

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 10:00am to 3:00pm, Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University (first floor), 2218 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059 Join us for…

February 12, 2019

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Persian Culture & History: An Interdisciplinary Workshop and Retreat for Educators

Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with a culinary experience at lunch and an optional evening program with dinner and overnight stay at the Farm of Peace in…

February 12, 2019

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Summer Teacher Institute 2019: The Enlightenment as Global Phenomenon

August 5-9, 2019, 9:00am – 3:00pm, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, ICC #141 The Summer Teacher Institute 2019 will explore the Enlightenment as a…

February 12, 2019

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Peterson, J.E. “Conflict in the Yemens and Superpower Involvement.” (1981)

February 5, 2019