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Faculty Member and Alumna Publish Op-Eds on Egypt’s Coptic Situation
Early on New Year’s Day, a bombing at Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt killed 25 Coptic worshippers. Adel Iskandar, an adjunct faculty member at the Center, and Dina Hussein, a…
January 15, 2011
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Dr. Jean-Francois Seznec Weighs Democracy on the Doha Debates
In November 2010, CCAS Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Jean-François Seznec appeared on the BBC World News program The Doha Debates, where he argued against hasty democracy in…
January 10, 2011
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Dr. Samer Shehata Comments on Egyptian Elections for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
In “Women Crowd Egypt’s Ballot,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter Betsy Hiel follows several women candidates as they prepare for the Egyptian parliamentary elections of…
November 28, 2010
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A Conversation with David Jackson, MAAS ’83
David Jackson may be president of Northridge Capital, an independent real estate management firm in Washington, D.C., but he calls himself an “Arabist.” “People in the real…
November 10, 2010
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MAAS Students Form Consulting Club
This fall, three MAAS students—Alex Maass, Anne-Laure Malauzat, and Mat Zalk—started the Georgetown Graduate School of Foreign Service Consulting Club (GSFS CC). The club formed…
November 8, 2010
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Dr. Fida Adely to Conduct Research in Jordan Next Semester
CCAS Assistant Professor Fida Adely, the Clovis and Hala Salaam Maksoud Chair in Arab Studies, will journey to Jordan next semester, where she will conduct research as the…
November 7, 2010
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Qatar Scholarship Program Recipient Featured on Arizona News Channel
Lena Arkawi, a recipient of CCAS's Qatar Scholarship Program, was the subject of a local news report in her home state of Arizona. The Qatar Scholarship Program is administered…
November 6, 2010
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CCAS Director’s Upcoming Visit to Muscat Profiled in Oman Daily Observer
CCAS Director Dr. Barbara Stowasser heads to Muscat, Oman next week to participate in a conference at Sultan Qaboos University. The Omani Ministry of Higher Education organized…
November 5, 2010
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Board Member Nemir Kirdar Presents His New Book, Saving Iraq
Nemir Kirdar's recent book, Saving Iraq (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010), reviews the country’s history and maps a course for its restoration. Based on his own experiences…
November 4, 2010
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CCAS Welcomes Drs. Tamim Al-Barghouti, Juan Romero, and Manal Jamal for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
CCAS welcomes Dr. Tamim Al-Barghouti, Dr. Juan Romero, and Dr. Manal Jamal for the 2008-2009 academic year. Dr. Al-Barghouti, a Palestinian political scientist and poet, is a…
October 20, 2010