Category: News
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Neep, Daniel. Occupying Syria under the French Mandate. (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
What role does military force play during a colonial occupation? The answer seems obvious: coercion crushes local resistance, quashes political dissent, and consolidates the…
August 6, 2017
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Adely, Fida J. Gendered Paradoxes: Educating Jordanian Women in Nation, Faith, and Progress. (University of Chicago, 2012)
In Gendered Paradoxes: Educating Jordanian Women in Nation, Faith, and Progress, Fida Adely takes readers into the halls of a Jordanian public school—the al-Khatwa High…
August 5, 2017
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Davis, Rochelle. Palestinian Village Histories. (Stanford University Press, 2011)
Through a close examination of these books and other commemorative activities, Rochelle Davis's Palestinian Village Histories reveals how history is written, recorded, and…
August 4, 2017
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Abi-Mershed, Osama. Apostles of Modernity: Saint-Simonians and the Civilizing Mission in Algeria. (Stanford University, 2010)
Between 1830 and 1870, French army officers serving in the colonial offices of Arab affairs profoundly altered the course of political decision-making in Algeria. Guided by the…
August 3, 2017
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Tucker, Judith E. Women, Family, and Gender in Islamic Law. (Cambridge University Press, 2008)
In what ways has Islamic law discriminated against women and privileged men? What rights and power have been accorded to Muslim women, and how have they used the legal system to…
August 2, 2017
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Daoudy, Marwa. The Water Divide Between Syria, Turkey, and Iraq: Negotiation, Security, and Power Asymmetry. (CNRS Editions, 2005)
In this volume, Dr. Daoudy addresses these questions from the perspective of negotiation theories and in so doing provides a critical examination of the negotiating sessions…
August 1, 2017
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CCAS Collaborates with State Department on Student Leaders Program
After twelve years of bringing students from the Middle East to the U.S., the Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders program has begun…
July 30, 2017
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CCAS Director Interviewed by Bell Media
CCAS Director Rochelle Davis recently spoke with Bell Media about the immigrant crisis in Italy and the.…
July 20, 2017
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MAAS Alum Receives Prestigious Journalism Award
Congratulations to MAAS Alum Dorothee Kellou ('12), who was just awarded the 2017 TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting for her work on French cement giant Lafarge's operations…
June 13, 2017
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Rochelle Davis Appointed CCAS Director
We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Rochelle Davis has been appointed CCAS Director. Dr. Davis has been part of the Center's core faculty for 12 years and…
June 3, 2017