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Time Will Be the Judge: Tawfiq al-Hakim, Taha Husayn, and the Competing Factions of 1930s Egypt
Fall Lecture Series with Stéphane Lacroix (TBA)
How to Study Humanism and the Representations of Islam? A Dispatch from the Fronts of Today’s French ‘Culture Wars’
Waste Siege: The Life of Infrastructure in Palestine
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How to Study Humanism and the Representations of Islam? A Dispatch from the Fronts of Today’s French ‘Culture Wars’ – French House Talk
Join the UW French House for a guest lecture from Professor Tristan Vigliano (University Aix-Marselle) on Friday, October 22 at 4pm. French House 633 N Frances Street Madison, WI 53703
MESP 2021 Undergraduate Paper Award Winners
The Middle East Studies Program is one of eight area studies centers participating in the third annual Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Award. This year MESP awarded 4 students. The 2021 winners: Stella Dacquisto, …
Jews and Politics: America, Europe, Israel (July 19-22, 2021)
The Greenfield Summer Institute showcases the research of UW–Madison faculty and acclaimed Jewish studies scholars from around the country. Each year the Institute’s lectures center around a theme, and this year’s theme is Jews and …
International Ottoman Maktabs (Schools) Symposium, November 17-19, 2021.
We welcome you to the International Ottoman Maktabs (Schools) Symposium (Mentality-Institutions-Effects) (UOMS-2021), which will be held on 17-19 November 2021, under the auspices of Yalova University Center of Islam Studies and Research with the contributions …
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Middle East Studies (MES) Certificate
The MES Certificate introduces undergraduate students to a multi-disciplinary course of study that provides them with an informed overview of the history, civilizations, religions, politics, geographies, and economic factors that shape the cultural landscape of this dynamic and often volatile region. It provides an in-depth training in a special area that may be particularly useful…