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Egyptian youth have broken barrier of fear says Dr. Emad Shahin

CCAS Visiting Professor Dr. Emad Shahin speaks with NPR about progress in Egypt since the Arab.…

February 11, 2015

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CCAS to Launch MOOC Initiative with Queen Rania Foundation

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is pleased to announce its new collaborative initiative with the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF). The…

February 7, 2015

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Browne, Craig. “Infographic: Understanding Sectarianism.” (Open Democracy)

CCAS student Craig Browne writes for Open Democracy about the meaning of sectarianism in Syria and the Middle.…

January 29, 2015

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Kattan, Faisal and Esposito, John. “Generalizing About the Arab Spring is Playing with Fire.” (Middle East Eye)

Written by CCAS student Faisal Kattan and John Esposito for the Middle East.…

January 26, 2015

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Spring Arabic Film Series

Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Department of Arabic and Islamic.…

January 21, 2015

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Vásquez, Erica. “The Roots of Conflict: From Settler-Colonialism to Military Occupation in the Western Sahara.” (Jadaliyya)

CCAS student Erica Vásquez writes for Jadaliyya about the roots of settler-colonialism and military occupation in the Western.…

January 9, 2015

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Feminists Negotiating Power in Egypt

Written by CCAS Carnegie Scholar Hoda al-Sadda for 50.50 Inclusive.…

January 5, 2015

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The Middle East, Hallucination, and the Cartographic Imagination

CCAS Professor Daniel Neep examines popular fascination with remapping the Middle.…

January 3, 2015

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MAAS Students Joudah and Kellou Are Co-Winners of Oxtoby Prize

CCAS is pleased to announce the co-winners of the Willard J. Oxtoby essay prize for an outstanding essay by a Georgetown graduate student on the question of Palestine and Middle…

December 30, 2014

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Tunisia caught between fear and stability

By CCAS professor Noureddine Jebnoun for…

December 19, 2014