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CCAS Visits Yarrow Mamout Archaeological Dig
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies staff and interns recently took a trip to a newly discovered historic site in Georgetown. At 3324 Dent Place, N.W., archaeologists…
July 31, 2015
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MAAS student awarded Bou Scholarship
Will Todmann (MAAS '16) has been awarded a 2015 Bou Scholarship for international students. Will Todman, a rising second-year MAAS student from Warwick, England has been awarded…
July 9, 2015
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The CCAS mourns the loss of Nina Brekelmans
The CCAS community is deeply saddened to learn of the death on June 3, 2015 of Nina Brekelmans (MAAS '15), who graduated from the program in May. We extend our most heartfelt…
June 5, 2015
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Joseph Sassoon Named Al Sabah Chair at CCAS
CCAS is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph Sassoon has been appointed Associate Professor and Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah Chair at the Center. CCAS is pleased to announce…
April 28, 2015
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Kellou, Dorothee Myriam. “Moroccan activists fight to give dead migrants dignified burial.” (France 24)
CCAS alumna Dorothee Myriam Kellou writes for France 24 about the fight to ensure dignified burials for Moroccan.…
April 21, 2015
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Embassy of Qatar Inducted into 1789 Society
The CCAS congratulates HE Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari on the induction of the Embassy of the State of Qatar into the Georgetown 1789 Society in recognition of its support…
April 17, 2015
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Religious education, religious literacy, and Islam as an exceptional religion
CCAS Education Outreach Coordinator Susan Douglass writes for the Brookings Institution about the need for students living in pluralistic societies in a globalizing world to be…
April 2, 2015
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Erazzouki, Samia. “Descendants of Morocco’s Veterans Face Violent Evictions.” (Huffington Post)
CCAS student Samia Erazzouki writes about her research on the destruction of historically-significant communities in Morocco for Huffington.…
March 12, 2015
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Noura Erakat Receives International Women’s Day Honor
CCAS faculty member Noura Erakat honored in The 2nd Annual Harvard Law International Women's Day Portrait Exhibit, which showcases the astounding contributions of women around…
March 9, 2015
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Bouzis, Kathleen. “The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of ISIL Exceptionalism.” (Huffington Post)
CCAS student Kathleen Bouzis takes the idea of ISIL exceptionalism to task in a Huffington Post op.…
February 13, 2015