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CCAS Newsmagazine

CCAS publishes a biannual Newsmagazine highlighting the work of our faculty, students, alums, staff, and visitors. Stop by our center to pick up a hard copy or read past issues online through the links below.

Read archived CCAS Newsletters here.

Newsmagazine Issues

Winter/Spring 2022: The Food Issue

  • 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

Read the Winter/Spring 2022 Issue
Cover of the CCAS spring newsmagazine

Spring/Summer 2021: Lebanon Today

  • 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!

Read the Spring/Summer 2021 Issue
Cover of the spring 2021 CCAS Newsmagazine

Fall 2020: COVID-19 and the Arab World

  • 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

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Cover of the fall 2020 issue of the CCAS Newsmagazine

Spring 2020: The Gender Issue

  • 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

Read the Spring 2020 Issue
cover of the spring 2020 CCAS newsmagazine

Fall 2019: The Environment Issue

  • 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

Read the Fall 2019 Issue Online
Fall 2019 Newsmagazine Cover

Spring 2019: Diplomacy in the 21st Century

  • 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

Read the Spring 2019 Issue Online
Spring 2019 diplomacy cover-edge

Fall 2018: The Arts Issue

  • 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

Read the Fall 2018 Issue Online
Fall 2019 Art Cover-edge

Winter / Spring 2018: Media in the Arab World

  • 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

Read the Winter / Spring 2018 Issue Online
Winter-Spring 2018 Media Cover-edge

Summer 2017: The Education Issue

  • 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

Read the Summer 2017 Issue Online
Summer 2017 Education Cover-edge

Winter 2017: Syria Today

  • 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

Read the Winter 2017 Issue Online
Fall-Winter 2017 Syria Cover-edge

Spring / Summer 2016: Revisiting the Arab Uprisings

  • 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

Read the Spring / Summer 2016 Issue Online
Spring Summer 2016 Arab Spring Cover- edge

Fall / Winter 2016: The International Refugee Crisis

  • 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

Read the Fall / Winter 2016 Issue Online
Fall-Winter 2015 Refugees Cover- edge

Spring / Summer 2015 Issue

  • 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

Read the Spring / Summer 2015 Issue Online
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