Category: News
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MAAS alum argues for more anthropology in the classroom
MAAS alum Afaf Khoshman writes for Al-Fanar Media about how anthropology can foster deeper classroom discussions of of race, gender and class and pave the way for more inclusive…
September 7, 2018
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CCAS Announces 2018-2019 ADF Fellow
CCAS is pleased to announce that Dr. Graham Auman Pitts has been selected as the American Druze Foundation (ADF) Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year. The ADF Fellowship was…
August 15, 2018
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Washington Post publishes op-ed by Prof. Judith Tucker
Prof. Judith Tucker writes in the Washington Post with Miriam Lowi that Saudi reforms expand women’s rights while denying them a.…
August 13, 2018
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CCAS Mourns the Loss of MAAS Alum Junya Matsuura (’93)
CCAS recently learned of the tragic death of MAAS alum Junya Matsuura, who passed away earlier this year. At the time of his death, Mr. Matsuura was serving as the Deputy Head of…
August 1, 2018
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Meet our Summer Interns!
CCAS has had the privilege this summer of hosting a dynamic team of interns from both the United States and abroad. Each summer, CCAS partners with the Student Ambassadors…
July 31, 2018
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Nichifor, Nicoleta. “Refugee Education Is Key to Proving Dystopian Populism Wrong.” (News Deeply)
Education is the key to refugee integration in Europe, writes MAAS student Nicoleta Nichifor (’19) for News.…
July 26, 2018
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Faculty book reviewed by Middle Eastern Studies
Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Noureddine Jebnoun, whose book on Tunisia’s national intelligence system has received favorable reviews, most recently from the journal…
June 11, 2018
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Alumni Spotlight: Alaa Mufleh (MAAS ’18)
“I have learned that when you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift and that is how you inspire and initiate change,” says Alaa Mufleh, a 2018 graduate…
May 23, 2018
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CCAS Launches Partnership with Status Hour
CCAS is pleased to announce a new partnership with Status Hour, an audio journal that provides expert content from a diverse range of voices on the Middle East. The latest issue…
May 16, 2018
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Dr. Susan Douglass Honored by Miami-Dade Council for the Social Studies
On April 24, CCAS Education Outreach Coordinator, Dr. Susan Douglass, received the 2018 Paul S. Hanson Award from the Miami-Dade Council for the Social Studies (MDCSS), a chapter…
April 30, 2018