CCAS News

Congrats to CCAS Qatar Post-doctoral Fellow Adey Almohsen and MAAS alum Xiaoyue Yasin Li on being awarded American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships!…

Prof. Marwa Daoudy and co-authors analyze the reverberating effects of armed conflict on water and public health services, with a focus on Gaza.

Prof. Fida Adely and co-authors write about the systematic destruction of educational opportunities in Gaza for TruthOut…

March 19th, 2024,  12:00pm – 1:30pm ET Via Zoom. Register here. This event is free and open to the general public. Registration is required. If you…

Students created final projects using mediums from poetry and digital maps to lesson plans and research papers to highlight refugee voices.

Molly discusses her plans for after graduation, including her fellowship at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration…

Reflections on the 2024 Kareema Al-Khoury Lecture, featuring Professor Noura Erakat, human rights attorney and leading voice on Palestinian rights.

Leena Mo, CEO book tells the story of an Iraqi-American girl who builds a robot, and a business, to help her family and neighbors.

Professors Fida Adely, Jonathan Lincoln, and Nader Hashemi reflect on the current challenges of teaching and caring for students in Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education…

MAAS '18 alums Mark Berlin and Meghan Feely found love on the Hilltop…

The Middle East Studies Association, the leading professional association for scholars and students of the MENA, has relocated its DC headquarters to CCAS.

"From Victims to Dissidents: Legacies of Violence and Popular Mobilization in Iraq (2003–2018)"…

Join us on Feb. 15 to hear Dr. Noura Erakat on "The Limits and Potential of International Law in Achieving Accountability in Gaza."…

Apply to FLAS Funding through Georgetown's National Resource Center on the Middle East and North Africa…

Learn more about her article, "State Autonomy, Economic Reform, & Business Elite Influence in the GCC," at the link.

US Politicians & the media are to blame for rising anti-Arab racism and the shooting of Palestinian students, argues Saeed…

The CCAS community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Ibrahim M. Oweiss, professor emeritus at the School of Foreign Service and one of the founding members…

Apply Now! Qatar Post-doctoral Fellow at CCAS deadline extended to December 5! American Druze Foundation Fellowship applications due Jan. 5.

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…

From Center Directors Fida Adely and Nader Hashemi…