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Developing and Teaching Regional/Area Studies Courses: Challenges, Approaches and Resources
Saturday, October 1, 2016—Teachers and global studies program curriculum specialists will hear Georgetown faculty in the School of Foreign Service from Asian, Middle Eastern,…
April 20, 2017
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Workshop #2, by popular demand! “Exploring World Religions, Focus on Islam through the Exhibit “The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts”
By popular demand, in collaboration with the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Education Department, we are holding a second workshop 1/28/17, on the magnificent "The Art of the Qur'an"…
April 20, 2017
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Mapping Material Culture through Indian Ocean Trade: Cotton in the Global Economy
Teaching economics can be challenging, and is often done—when it is done at all—in a rushed survey course focused on abstract principles. This workshop offers the opportunity…
April 20, 2017
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Teach-In on Yemen
Saturday, March 18, 2017, 10:00am to 1:00pm (for educators), 1:00pm to 4:00pm (open to the public and educators) Morning portion will be held in the CCAS Boardroom, ICC #141. The…
April 20, 2017
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Children of One World: Celebrating the Cultures of the Excluded
Join us March 22, 7:30-9:00pm at Kreeger Theater, Arena Stage for a cultural performance featuring music, dance, poetry and colorful costumes. The program will share the ancient…
April 20, 2017
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Summer Institute 2017: Food, Agriculture, Water, and Environment in the Middle East and North Africa
August 7-11, 2017, 9:00am to 3:00pm, CCAS Boardroom, ICC #141 (and site visits) The Summer Teacher Institute 2017 will focus on the cultures of food, growing food and issues of…
April 20, 2017
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The Heritage and Contemporary Status of Christianity in the Middle East and North Africa
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00am to 4:00pm, CCAS Boardroom, ICC #141 (and bus to site visits) This workshop/seminar explores Christianity’s vibrant and diverse history in the…
April 20, 2017
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New Award-Winning Children’s Literature on Africa and the Middle East
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 10:00am to 3:00pm, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CETLA) Howard University, 2301 Georgia Avenue, Technology Building (2nd…
April 20, 2017
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Mousa, Sarah. “Commemorating the United Arab Republic.” (Al-Jazeera English)
Fifty-five years have passed since the establishment of the United Arab Republic (UAR), the short-lived union between Egypt and Syria championed by Gamal Abdel Nasser. In an…
April 13, 2017
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Why Trump Could Try to Stop More 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia
Michael Hudson, CCAS Emeritus Professor of Arab Studies and International Relations, writes in Fortune that the U.S. should be wary of aligning too closely with any particular…
April 5, 2017