This teach-in series cosponsored by CCAS introduces educators, researchers, students, and the general public to issues related to the ongoing war on Gaza.
This paper explores the complex relationships between water weaponization, poor governance, and climate change. I write that human vulnerability in the Middle East has historically been exacerbated by the…
Join us for exciting programming at CCAS to learn about becoming a part of the MA in Arab Studies program! You will have the opportunity to attend events,…
Dear CCAS Community, Our hearts are with the thousands of victims of the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late at night on September 8th and the…
This summer, our students kept very busy with thesis research, internships, and intensive language classes. Check out highlights from three students below! Shifaa Alsairafi MAAS student Shifaa Alsairafi conducted…
MAAS student Shano Mohammed reflects on growing up in Kurdistan, the deep and personal toll of war, and her own approach to becoming an agent of change.
CCAS Professor Rochelle Davis discusses her book research on the role the U.S. military’s conception of culture played in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Visiting Scholar Salma Al-Shami discusses the findings of a five-year study of 3,600 displaced Iraqi households conducted to better understand displacement and its solutions.