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The Passions Surrounding Civil Marriage
CCAS Post-Doctoral Fellow Raja Abillama asks what debates over civil marriage law in Lebanon tell us about secularism in Arab countries today. CCAS Post-Doctoral Fellow Raja…
August 29, 2014
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When Definitions of ”Common” Property Differ
CCAS Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Karen Rignall talks about her study of land tenure in rural Morocco, and offers some surprising insights into what land means to the people. CCAS…
August 29, 2014
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Q&A with Judith Mendelsohn Rood (MAAS ’82)
MAAS alumna Judith Mendelsohn Rood talks about her doctoral research as a Lady Davis Dissertation Fellow at Hebrew University and as the Islamic Court of Jerusalem’s first…
July 25, 2014
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CCAS Faculty Member Speaks at ADC Conference
CCAS would like to congratulate Dr. Saleh Abdel Jawad for the honor he received at the recent ADC National Convention held in Washington, DC from June 12-15,.…
June 24, 2014
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Life, Death, and War in Post-2003 Iraq
Recent MAAS graduate Kevin Davis reviews fellow alumnus's Sinan Antoon's book, The Corpse.…
June 11, 2014
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Mabruk, Class of 2014!
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies congratulates the Master of Arts in Arab Studies class of 2014 in their graduation from Georgetown University on May 16,. …
May 10, 2014
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This Election’s No Cause for Celebration
CCAS Carnegie Centennial Fellow Lahouari Addi critiques Algeria’s political system as it holds what is essentially a rigged presidential.…
April 17, 2014
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Moroccan Ambassador Visits CCAS
Morocco's ambassador to the US, Mr. Rachad Bouhlal, met exclusively with CCAS students to discuss a variety of topics. On March 6, 2014, Morocco's ambassador to the US, Mr.…
March 7, 2014
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Don’t Always Trust the Numbers
CCAS Post-doctoral Fellow Hannes Baumann explains why he thinks international monitors of corruption failed to identify what was really happening in Ben Ali’s Tunisia. CCAS-…
March 3, 2014
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Qatari Ambassador Meets with CCAS Community
His Excellency Mohamed Bin Jaham Al Kuwari dialogued with CCAS faculty and students about his new position as Qatar's ambassador to the US and about Qatar's international…
February 24, 2014