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History and Intellectual Legacy
CCAS at 50: A Living Legacy
Identity, Knowledge Production, and Resistance
Anniversary Initiatives
Documenting 50 Years of Arab Studies
Commemorating CCAS’s Golden Anniversary
Community Across the Decades
From MAAS, Many Paths
The Backbone of CCAS
More Than Advisors
New Directions
MAAS Students Launch New Podcast
Looking Forward: The Next 50 Years
Prof. Clarke Publishes New Book on Counterrevolutions
Feature Articles
Authoritarian Legacies and the War in Sudan
From Promise to Precarity
Charting a People’s Revolution
Teaching Sudan Through Sudanese Voices
Dispatches: Supporting Peace in Sudan
Regular Features
Public Events: Keeping Eyes on Sudan
Education Outreach: Reflections on a Decade of Service
CCAS News
New Book by CCAS Director
Staff News: The Latest from the CCAS Team
In Memoriam: Brenda Bickett
Feature Articles
Teaching in a Time of War
Teaching Israel Palestine
Palestinian Pasts in the Present
Black Power and Palestine
Scholasticide in Gaza
Minds in Exile
Revisiting Gaza Ghetto
Dispatches: On the Forefront of Human Rights
Regular Features
Public Events: Centering Palestinian Voices
Public Events: 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
