CCAS News

At Lebanon's centennial, CCAS faculty, students, and alums provide context on contemporary events in the country.

A Note from CCAS Director Joseph Sassoon Spring/Summer 2021 CCAS Newsmagazine We have just ended an academic year of teaching virtually—from day one until the last day of…

CCAS was honored to host two American Druze Foundation Research Fellows during the 2020-2021 academic year: Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish and Dr. Daniel Neep. Abu-Rish is an historian of the…

ADF Fellow Ziad Abu-Rish takes a deeper look at COVID-19's spread in Lebanon and how it intersects with the country's ongoing crises…

Celebrating the class of 2021 in person and virtually…

By Susan Douglass This spring CCAS Education Outreach continued to use a virtual format for all of its programming, which included annual events, collaborations with other university centers and partners,…

Alum Nadya Sbaiti writes about the sci fi course she teaches in Lebanon became surprisingly prescient during the events of 2020.

An interdisciplinary panel discussion on the continuities and key shifts in Lebanon over the last century of its existence as a state…

MAAS student Wissam Fakih explores how Lebanon’s triple crises—economic collapse, the Beirut port explosion, and the COVID-19 pandemic—have impacted the education of thousands of Syrian refugee children living in the…

MAAS student Laila Jadallah writes about how artists and galleries in Beirut were impacted by and are responding to the port explosion.

At Lebanon's centennial, MAAS alum Diogo Bercito calls for scholars to take a closer look at the Lebanese community in Brazil.

It is with heavy hearts that the CCAS community mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Michael Craig Hudson, who passed away on May 25, 2021. Dr. Hudson was a…

IOM and CCAS partnered on mixed-medthod study to understand the lives of migrants in Misrata, Libya. …

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Douglass, recipient of Montgomery County Board of Education’s Award for Distinguished Service to Public Education!…

Congratulations to Prof. Marwa Daoudy, winner of Sprout Award in Environmental Politics!…

A collaboration between Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and the American University of Beirut’s Alwaleed Center for American Studies and…

Dr. Fakhry was a full-time faculty member at the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University (1965-1967) and later taught at both CCAS and the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

From online cooking classes to zooming in global experts—how our community is staying engaged in the time of COVID-19.

Student Cat Haseman sheds light on structural racism impacting America's policies both at home and abroad.

An interview with MAAS student Laila Jadallah about her work as curator of MEI's exhibition "Art in Isolation: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19.”…

MAAS alums have been responding to the COVID-19 crisis in a variety of ways—from emergency response and humanitarian work, to fundraising for organizations in critical need, to contributing to the…

MAAS alum Haizam Amirah-Fernández provides an overview of the varied responses to and impact of COVID-19 in the Arab world. Art by Mahmoud Al Haj.

A series of five monthly events   One positive outcome of the pandemic is that Title VI National Resource Centers across the U.S. have increased their collaboration and event…

View Post Thursday, March 11, 7:00-8:00pm EST (Zoom link to come) 2020 Picture Book Award Winner: Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan, illustrated by…

February 6. 2021, 10:00am-1:00pm, online (must register) In this professional development workshop, middle school, high school, and college educators will learn about the history of the Swahili coast and…