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Event Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz’s Work
Join the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC, the American University in Cairo, Georgetown University’s Lannan…
November 8, 2006
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One Student’s Experience in Qatar
Qatar is not a tropical fruit. It’s not a musical instrument, and it has nothing to do with sewage systems. And if you take into account how active the country is these days in…
September 24, 2006
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Drs. Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer Present Working Paper
On Wednesday, September 20th, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies hosted Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer as they presented their recent working paper, “The…
September 20, 2006
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Ambassador Dobbins calls for greater nuance in foreign policy
On September 28th, 2006 the Honorable James F. Dobbins gave a lecture in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies entitled, “Moral Clarity & the Middle East: Longer, Wider…
September 8, 2006
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The Inconclusive War: Lebanon 2006
The latest estimates place the casualties of the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon at 2,371 mostly civilian deaths, about a third of them children; 5,479 wounded; and…
September 2, 2006
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MAAS Alum Working for Development in Yemen
“Welcome back to Yemen!” This is what I have heard so many times from the friendly faces since I arrived in Sana’a at the end of July 2006. I have lived in Sana’a, the…
July 23, 2006
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CCAS Offers Grants and Study Opportunities
Interested in deepening or sharing your knowledge of the Arab world? The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is pleased to offer a range of scholarships, fellowships, and awards…
June 12, 2006
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Revolutionary Art
My introduction to the Arab world took place in 1974 when, as a 25 year-old Peace Corps volunteer, I was sent to teach welding, masonry and other technical subjects at a new…
May 30, 2006
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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
One of the sessions at the annual summer workshop for teachers this past June featured a “webquest” titled, “Mightier than the Sword: Calligraphy of the 16th Century…
April 23, 2006
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D.C. Students Travel to Egypt
On April 20, 2006, a group of students from DC Public Schools found themselves standing before the massive industrial printing presses of Al Ahram Newspaper Company in Cairo,…
April 20, 2006