CCAS Newsmagazine

Feature Articles

• Teaching in a Time of War
• Teaching Israel Palestine
• Palestinian Pasts in the Present
• Black Power and Palestine
• Scholasticide in Gaza

Special Stories

• Minds in Exile
• Revisiting Gaza Ghetto
• Dispatches: On the Forefront of Human Rights

Regular Features

Public Events

• Centering Palestinian Voices
• The Limits & Potential of International Law in Gaza

Education Outreach

• Addressing Islamophobia

CCAS News

• A MAAS Changing of the Guard
• Congratulations to the MAAS Class of 2024!
• CCAS Welcomes MESA

• What Iraq Tells Us About Displacement
• Honoring the Memories of Iraqi Academics
• The American Invasion and Authoritarianism
• The Lessons We Choose to Draw
• No Good Way to Occupy a Country: Conceptions of Culture in the Iraq War

Special Stories

• CCAS Conference on Iraq Twenty Years On: Prospects of Epistemic Reconstruction
• Astute War
• Dispatches: Life Beyond the Borders

Regular Features

• CCAS Serves as a Hub of Knowledge Production

• Why We Teach History
• New Approaches to Oral Histories in the Arab World
• Our Living Archives, Our Elders
• The Historical Significance of Epidemics in the Middle East

Special Stories

• Q&A with Prof. Joseph Sassoon on Historical Research
• The Rise and Fall of a Global Dynasty
• A Giant in Middle East History

Regular Features

• Education Outreach: The Evolving World of History Education
• Public Events: Documenting a Feminist Revolution
• Alumni News: How Our Alums “Do” History

• Beyond Recipes: How Anny Gaul Studies Cookbooks
• Reflections on Molokhia, Identity, and Forks vs Spoons
• Maisa’s Kosher Kitchen
• New Book on the Levant’s Culinary History
• On Making Levantine Cuisine
• Q&A with Food Writer & MAAS Alum Anela Malik

Special Stories

• Q&A With Professor Killian Clarke
• CCAS Pioneer Dr. Ibrahim Oweiss
• Professor Judith Tucker’s Retirement
• In Memoriam: Aaron Fowler

Regular Features

• Faculty News: Professor Al Ahmad explores metaphor and imagery in his new book
• Public Events: Celebrating Heritage Months and Engaging New Audiences
• Education Outreach: Exploring the Arab Legacy in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
• The Year in Pictures: A few highlights of AY 2021-2022

• Teaching Science Fiction While Living It in Lebanon – Nadya Sbaiti
• Lebanon’s Pandemic in Context – Ziad Abu-Rish
• Educating Refugees in Lebanon – Wissam Fakih
• Beiruti Artists Rebuild & Reimagine Their Communities – Laila Jadallah
• From Beirut to Brazil – Diogo Bercito

Regular Features

• Public Events: 100 Years of Lebanon — Maddie Fisher
• Public Events: ADF Roundtable on Teaching Race & Ethnicity
• Education Outreach: Collaborations in Literature and the Arts — Susan Douglass

Special Stories

• In Memoriam: Remembering Professor Michael Hudson
• Congrats to the MAAS Class of 2021!

• Coronavirus in the Arab World—Haizam Amirah-Fernández
• Creativity in the Time of COVID-19: Q&A with Laila Jadallah

Regular Features

• Center News: The Pandemic & Our Community—Vicki Valosik
• Public Events: The Impact of COVID-19 on Development in the Arab World—Maddie Fisher
• Education Outreach: Ed Outreach Moves Online & Spreads New Wings—Susan Douglass
• Faculty News: Professor Yvonne Haddad Retires
• Alumni News: MAAS Alums Respond to the Pandemic

• How to Study Gender in the Arab World—Maya Mikdashi
• Reflections on the Study of Gender at CCAS—Various authors
• The Activism of Arab Women Artists—Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
• Gender and Labor in Jordan—Fida Adely
• Dispatches: Fighting for Gender Equality—Hannah Beswick
• A Virtual Graduation Celebration

Regular Features

• Center News: Joseph Sassoon Named New CCAS Director
• Faculty News: Marwa Daoudy Publishes Book on Climate and the Syrian Conflict
• Public Events: Moving Our Events and Community Online—Maddie Fisher
• Education Outreach: New Initiatives for Educators—Vicki Valosik

• Renewable Energy in the Gulf Arab States – Aisha Al-Sarihi
• Refugees and Water Security – Skyler Benedict
• Climate Change and the Syrian Conflict – Marwa Daoudy
• Winds of Change – Diogo Bercito
• A Unique Viewpoint on Diverse Landscapes – Uma Mencia Uranga
• Enhancing Development with New Teaching Approaches – Sima Aldardari

• The Foreign Relations of Islamist Groups – Professor Abdullah Al-Arian
• New Law Hinders Public Diplomacy – Kaylee Steck and Mohammad Alhammami
• Q&A with Ambassador Hunaina Al Mughairy – Isabel Roemer
• Training Georgetown’s Future Diplomats – Vicki Valosik
• DISPATCHES: Grassroots Diplomacy Matters More Than Ever – Kala Carruthers Azar
• Mobilizing Memories – Carol Madison Graham
• Serving Citizens Abroad in Times of War – Julie Eadeh
• Reflections from Singapore – Ambassador ONG Keng Yong
• Diplomacy and the Art of Storytelling – Isabel Roemer

• Reshaping Dominant Narratives through Film – Isabel Roemer
• Saudi Arabia’s Artists of Change – Sean Foley
• Preserving a Genre Under Duress – Brittni Foster
• Quilting the Arabesque – Grayson Lee
• Bridging Political Engagement and the Arts – Isabel Roemer
• For the Love of Music – Isabel Roemer
• DISPATCHES: A Day in the Life of Beirut’s Cultural Attaché – Kristin Smith
• Literature Born of Captivity – Mohammad AlAhmad
• Reading the Arabesque with Kamal Boullata – Vicki Valosik
• Q&A with Featured Artist Helen Zughaib – Vicki Valosik
• Donor Profile: A. Joseph Howar – Vicki Valosik, Isabel Roemer, & Nancy Howar

• Amplifying Voices, Responding to Crisis – Jeffrey Ghannam
• MAAS In and On the Media
• Speaking Truth to Power, Giving Voice to the Voiceless – Tithi Patel
• The Big Takedown – Mary Margaret Ewens
• DISPATCHES: Love, Death, and a Day’s Work – Majd Al Wahaidi
• MESA and the Muslim Ban – Judith Tucker
• Q&A with Featured Artist Khalid Albaih – Vicki Valosik
• The Revolutionary Seeds of Mass Media –  Sania El-Husseini
• Q&A with Journalist and MAAS Student Ada Mullol – Vicki Valosik
• Public Events: Ancient Inspiration for a New Marketplace of Ideas – Azza Altiraifi
• Education Outreach: Engage Your Senses – Susan Douglass

• Education in the Arab World: Measuring Up or “Upping” our Measures?- Fida Adely
• The Crisis of Higher Education Among Syrian Refugees – Mohammad AlAhmad
• Davis Begins Appointment as CCAS Director
• What Post-WWII Children Learned about the World – Susan Douglass
• DISPATCHES: Transforming Futures in Palestine – Steve Keller
• Celebrating the Cultures of the Excluded – Kristina Bogos
• New Research: Partnering for Solutions – Vicki Valosik
• Public Events: Rapid Response – Azza Altiraifi

• Syrian Men as Vulnerable: Rethinking Refugee Categorization—Rochelle Davis
• The Resurgence of Siege Warfare in Syria—Will Todman
• The Long View on Syrian Migrants—Reem Bailony
• Turkey’s Syria Dilemma—Marwa Daoudy
• The Making of Modern Syria: Q&A with Daniel Neep
• DISPATCHES: I hope to see you again…but not here—Madison Marks

• The Revolution Turns Five: Faculty reflections on the fifth year of the Arab uprisings
• The Politics of Reading—Elizabeth Kelley
• How Sectarian Conflicts Overtook the Arab Spring–Alex Henley
• Five Years of Conflict Brings New Normal in Damascus–Benan Grams
• Digitizing Refugees: The Effect of Technology on Forced Displacement–Timothy Loh

• Forced Migration and Internal Displacement in the Arab World and Beyond—Rochelle Davis
• Syrian Scholar Finds Safe-Haven at CCAS—Will Todman
• Being Present in a World Stacked with War and Pain—Katherine Dunn
• Dispatches: Exiled in Babylon—Noga Malkin
• Looking Back, Giving Forward—Vicki Valosik
• The Extraordinary Story and Discovery of Yarrow Mamout: From African Slave to Georgetown Property Owner—Susan Douglass

• George Salem: A Mission of Love—Vicki Valosik
• Examining the Future of Authoritarianism in the Arab World—Joseph Sassoon
• 2015 Symposium Sheds Light on Complexities of Shale Oil—Tareq Radi
• MAAS Students Bring Scholars and Activists to Campus—Vicki Valosik
• Remembering and Making History in Egypt—Vicki Valosik
• Innovative Approaches to Teaching about the Middle East—Susan Douglass
• Sabbatical Secrets and Buying Books in Beirut—Daniel Neep