Category: News
701 Articles
- News
Orfalea, Gregory. “Obama and the Middle East” (Antioch Review, 2008)
In "Obama and the Middle East" (copyright 2008 by the Antioch Review), Mr. Orfalea explores the question of whether Barack Obama has "the toughness, the resoluteness, and yes,…
November 2, 2008
- News
Poet, Writer, and Scholar Dr. Mohja Kahf Visits CCAS
Renowned author and scholar Dr. Mohja Kahf visited CCAS in fall 2008, reading poems and other selections from her literary works and speaking about the stereotype of the…
October 25, 2008
- News
CCAS Sponsors Talk by Senator Chuck Hagel
Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska gave a CCAS-sponsored speech September 22, 2008 in Riggs Library entitled “America: Our Next Chapter.” The title, reminiscent of…
September 22, 2008
- Alumni Spotlight
- News
MAAS Alum Participates in Arabic Overseas Flagship Program
2007 MAAS Alum Tyler Golson is currently studying in Damascus, Syria, as one of five fellows of the Arabic Overseas Flagship, a two-year program sponsored by the National…
September 20, 2008
- News
CCAS Announces Winners of its Oxtoby Essay Prize
CCAS is pleased to announce the co-winners of the Willard J. Oxtoby essay prize for outstanding essays by a Georgetown graduate student on the question of Palestine and Middle…
September 18, 2008
- News
Nautré, Zoé. “U.S. Interests in the Arab World: Democracy Promotion by American NGOs.” (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2008)
Zoé Nautré, a Ph.D. candidate at the Freie Universität Berlin and a visiting scholar at CCAS during the 2007-2008 academic year, recently published a paper with the German…
September 15, 2008
- News
MAAS Student Makes Film About Life in Doha
MAAS student Kate Eyerman wanted to properly document the 2007-2008 academic year she spent studying Arabic at Qatar University (QU) in Doha, so she and her roommate, Macey…
September 10, 2008
- News
CCAS Organizes Teacher Trip to Morocco
From July 27 to August 11, 2008, twelve educators got the experience of a lifetime by touring six cities and towns in Morocco: Casablanca, Marrakech, Fez, Chefchouen, Asilah, and…
August 15, 2008
- News
MAAS Students’ Art Displayed at American University’s Katzen Arts Center
MAAS student Jessica Devaney and 2008 MAAS graduate Natalia Sancha Garcia were featured in a summer art exhibit, "Multiplicitocracy," at American University's Katzen Arts Center…
August 5, 2008
- News
Dr. Samer Shehata, Assistant Professor in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, responded to questions in a May 28 live dial
Dr. Samer Shehata, Assistant Professor in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, responded to questions in a May 28 live dialogue on IslamOnline.net. The subject of the…
May 28, 2008