CCAS News

Congratulations to Professor Judith Tucker, who is retiring after four decades at Georgetown!…

The latest publication by Nada Ammagui, who writes regularly for the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

CCAS Mourns the loss of MAAS alum Navy Lt. j.g. Aaron Fowler, who died on Sunday during training at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. Aaron, originally…

MAAS student Nabil Salih writes for Middle East Eye…

A discussion of the new University of Texas book, Making Levantine Cuisine, featuring a chapter by Tahhan and co-edited by Gaul.

Prof. Sassoon discusses his book The Global Merchants on BBC's Start the Week…

July 25-29, 2022, 10:00am – 3:00pm EDT STI 2022 is a collaboration among the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and the…

A four-part professional development series presented by the Division of African and Middle Eastern Studies at the Library of Congress with Georgetown University, Howard University, Boston University & National Museum…

March 24, 4:30-6:00pm (virtual) Join educationist and comedian Preacher Moss for an insightful and entertaining view of the role of jazz music in shaping Islam in America. The program is…

Image credit: Lead image by Chris Steele-Perkins/Magnum Photos at https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/exile-magnum-photo-exhibition/ Saturday, April 2, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm EST (virtual) Join us for the 7th Annual Howard University/Georgetown University gathering for educators, librarians,…

New text examines the Levant's culinary cultures and histories.

Prof. Marwa Daoudy writes on Climate and Conflict in the Middle East for Foreign Affairs…

MAAS alum Deena Shakir shares her path to becoming a top venture capitalist and :partner at Lux Capital.

A New York Times Op-ed by Assistant Professor Killian Clarke…

An interview with Dr. Alhayek about her research and teaching…

CCAS Qatar Fellow Marya Hannun writes for Slate about how BLM protests have impacted America's attention toward Palestine…

We are pleased to welcome a record-sized cohort to MAAS this year.

A new article published by Prof. Killian Clarke in the journal Mediterranean Politics…

A new article by Prof. Marwa Daoudy for the journal Global Environmental Politics…