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Benessaiah, Nejm. “Anomie and the Post-Colonial State: Local Justice in the M’zab” in Law and Property in Algeria: Anthropological Perspectives.
Adjunct Assistant Professor Nejm Benessaiah contributed to recently published book, Law and Property in Algeria: Anthropological Perspectives. His chapter is titled "Anomie and…
February 27, 2018
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CCAS is on YouTube!
Check out the new CCAS YouTube channel for nearly 150 videos of past lectures, presentations, and events! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our new.…
February 26, 2018
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Princeton University Press Publishes Book by MAAS Alum
Congratulations to Georgetown Professor Alexander Thurston ('09) on his latest published book, Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement. The Mortara Center for…
February 26, 2018
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CCAS and the Travel Ban(d) Music Series
In partnership with the Friday Music Series at Georgetown University, CCAS will bring musicians from countries that have been affected by recent U.S. policies, giving artists a…
February 22, 2018
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CCAS Professor Receives Rare Honor from Oxford
CCAS is pleased to congratulate Professor Joseph Sassoon on his induction into the Chancellors Court of Benefactors at the University of Oxford. The lifetime position is a rare…
January 30, 2018
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Alumni Spotlight: Natalia Sancha (MAAS ’08)
MAAS alumna Natalia Sancha, originally from Andalusia, studied journalism because she wanted to cover important events and tell people about them. Now, after working as a,…
January 29, 2018
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MAAS Alum Featured in AramcoWorld
AramcoWorld Magazine recently featured MAAS alumna Roberta Dougherty ('88), Yale's librarian for Middle East Studies, in an article on the history of Arabic language studies in.…
January 22, 2018
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MAAS Student Presents Paper on Migrants in Morocco
MAAS student Kaylee Steck presented her paper "A Study of Migrant Social Activism in Morocco" at the Association of Global South Studies in Marrakech, Morocco in.…
January 19, 2018
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New Perspectives and Teaching Resources on the Crusades
A workshop co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and Unity Productions Foundation. The…
January 15, 2018
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Teach-In on Global Migrations and Refugees: the US and the Middle East
The current global policy environment surrounding migration and immigration reflects urgent humanitarian needs. At the same time, global responses are being shaped by resurgent…
January 14, 2018