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Samer Shehata in NYT: Arab Militaries Can Take the Lead on a No-Fly Zone in Libya
In a recent New York Times “Room for Debate” post, CCAS Assistant Professor Samer Shehata highlighted the significance of the Arab League’s endorsement of a no-fly zone in…
March 20, 2011
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Bassam Haddad: Why Syria Is Not Next…So Far
CCAS adjunct professor Bassam Haddad explains why Syria has not witnessed a comparative level of unrest while other authoritarian regimes in the Arab world have toppled in the…
March 9, 2011
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Center Heads to Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
CCAS will be exhibiting and selling its publications and those of its faculty at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair March 15-20, 2011. This will be our first year at the Fair,…
March 8, 2011
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CCAS Examines Arab World Diasporas and Migrations in 2011 Symposium, A Sense of Place
On March 21 and 22, CCAS will explore the topic of Arab world diasporas and migrations for its 2011 symposium, “A Sense of Place.” The voluntary or forcible movement of…
March 7, 2011
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Georgetown Expertise Showcased at Outreach Workshop on Authoritarianism and Protest in the Arab World
The CCAS educational outreach program held a workshop for pre-college teachers on February 22, 2011 to help understand current events in the Arab world. Four Georgetown…
February 22, 2011
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Dr. Noureddine Jebnoun on U.S. Policy Toward Middle East Civil Society
Dr. Noureddine Jebnoun recently published an op-ed on the ezine Jaddaliya, urging the United States to step away from its “cookie-cutter” approach toward civil society in the…
February 20, 2011
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Samer Shehata Publishes Op-Ed on New York Times website
In a February 17 op-ed on the New York Times website, CCAS Assistant Professor of Arab Politics Samer Shehata delineated his recommendations for free and fair elections in Egypt.…
February 17, 2011
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Dr. Jean-Francois Seznec on Bahrain: Khalifas must open up or risk outside intervention
In a Foreign Policy article on the unrest in Bahrain, CCAS Visiting Associate Professor Jean-François Seznec enumerated the dangers that an increasingly divided ruling family in…
February 16, 2011
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A Statement From CCAS to the Tunisian and Egyptian People
The faculty and staff for the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies congratulate the peoples of Tunisia and Egypt on their historic revolutions in the name of freedom, justice,…
February 15, 2011
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CCAS Professors Address Egyptian Protests
On Monday evening, CCAS’s Drs. Tamim al-Barghouti and Adel Iskandar, Assistant Visiting Professor and Adjunct Assistant Professor, respectively, spoke to a substantial audience…
February 2, 2011