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Celebrating ‘After Jews and Arabs’
On November 1 and 2, 2012, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies along with the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University and the Levant Foundation co…
November 14, 2012
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MAAS Alumna Kathleen Ridolfo Becomes Director of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center
Research on the Middle East has taken MAAS alumna Kathleen Ridolfo places she never expected. At CCAS, she specialized in Palestinian politics, but since leaving there, she has…
March 10, 2012
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Dr. Noureddine Jebnoun Gives Interview to Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera Arabic’s show “Behind the News” recently invited CCAS faculty member Dr. Noureddine Jebnoun to comment on U.S. diplomatic cables on North Africa released by…
December 10, 2011
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Dr. Sebastian Gunther Speaks on Ibn Rushd and Thomas Aquinas
Dr. Sebastian Günther, Professor and Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and President of the European Union of Arabists and,…
November 11, 2011
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Samer Shehata Calls for Reform of the Egyptian Security State
Last month, CCAS Assistant Professor Dr. Samer Shehata participated in the ezine Jadaliyya’s electronic roundtable, titled “Authoritarianism Without Autocrats?” Dr. Shehata…
July 23, 2011
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MAAS Student Makes a Splash on Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs the Wikipedia website, launched a pilot program during the 2010-2011 academic year called the Public Policy Initiative. The…
July 20, 2011
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Samer Shehata Discusses Muslim Brotherhood on NPR
WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR station, recently spoke with Dr. Samer Shehata about an interview conducted by DePaul University’s Laith al-Saud with leaders of Egypt’s Muslim…
July 18, 2011
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Albright and Hagel Publish Op-Ed Criticizing Government International Education Cuts
CCAS houses Georgetown’s National Resource Center (NRC) on the Middle East, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI program. Recent cuts in funding for…
July 15, 2011
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Voice of America Highlights Title VI Educators’ Workshop on Musical Traditions of the Middle East
A recently published Voice of America News feature on music and political change highlighted an educators’ workshop jointly sponsored by Georgetown's Center for Contemporary…
July 4, 2011
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Samer Shehata Speaks About Egypt’s Future on C-SPAN
Samer Shehata, Assistant Professor of Arab Politics at CCAS, was a guest on the July 3rd edition of C-SPAN’s "Washington Journal." Dr. Shehata began by addressing concerns…
July 3, 2011