In February, a ten-episode television series titled Andi Hulum, Arabic for “I Have a Dream,” premiered on Algeria’s Ennahar TV. The show—Algeria’s first entrepreneurship reality series—is produced by…
Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) recently released an updated interactive website on Islamic Spain built in partnership with CCAS. The website serves as a companion to the…
August 3-7, 2020 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Georgetown University, Intercultural Center #141 The Renaissance, often characterized as a humanistic revival…
Postponed until the fall semester National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC Gold from West Africa was the engine that drove the movement…
The Education Outreach program at CCAS, with support from Georgetown’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), has produced a new teaching unit titled Islam and…
Congratulations to first year MAAS student Azim Wazeer, along with Tra Hoang (MASIA ’20), and Haris Fontaine (MSFS ’20), who came in first place in the 2020…
CCAS is pleased to participate in the competitive Bachelors in Foreign Service (BSFS) Scholars Program, which enables undergraduates to work on substantive research projects with faculty from across SFS.
The CCAS community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Albert Aghazarian, a renowned scholar and activist, and the first graduate of the Master of Arts in…
The CCAS K-14 Education Outreach program conducts workshops for teachers in the Washington metropolitan region at Georgetown and at local venues with our partner institutions. We also conduct professional development…
Photo by Laurie Coyle Najib Joe Hakim works as a documentary and editorial photographer in San Francisco. He is a Political Art Fellow at the Yerba Buena…
Kelli Harris receiving her award from GU President John DeGioia The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies would like to congratulate Assistant Director of Academic Programs Kelli Harris, who was a…
Planning an Event to Showcase Our Teachers’ Best Ideas for the Global Classroom in Spring 2020 We know that the teachers who attend our CCAS Education Outreach events are…
This event has been postponed! Date TBD 6th Annual Educator Workshop on Award-Winning Children and Youth Literature Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, 2218 – 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL SEMESTER. Date: TBD Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University For Virginia Educators, We invite…
CCAS Professor Marwa Daoudy debunks the theory that climate change caused the Syrian uprising, reminding us that the protestors were seeking an end to repression and injustice.
Sima (center) with her students after distributing their course completion certificates. (L to R) Nuria Aldao, Louis Enebeli, Leen Shoukair, Rami Mehio, Kevin Kenechukwu, Ali AbuAwad, and Nour Nahhas (not…
MAAS alum Uma Mencia shares how her career as an endurance horse racer has introduced her to new landscapes and peoples and given her a deeper connection with the natural…
Examining the historic roots of Jordan’s water management policy By Skylar Benedict “As you know, the country suffers from a shortage of water. Suddenly, millions and millions of…
Since the 2014 drop in oil prices, Gulf countries have begun to shift their attention toward renewables. By Aisha Al-Sarihi The nearly-completed Innovation Centre at Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al…
Timothy Loh graduated from the MAAS program in 2016 as part of an accelerated dual-degree program at Georgetown University, after earning a B.S. in Foreign Service in 2015.
