Cole Bunzel (Stanford University) How have jihadi actors and groups, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State, approached and interpreted the Arab Spring revolutions of 2010-11? In the early days of the revolutions, the jihadis sought …
Month: February 2022
“That the Pilgrims May Be Spared Prison”: Extortionate Taxation and the Politics of Pilgrimage in Islamic Jerusalem (970-1071)
Online Lecture with Prof. Brendan Goldman (University of Washington)
Mass Media, the Middle East, and the Arab Spring
Andrew Simon (Dartmouth College) How might mass media assist us in rethinking the making of the modern Middle East? What is the future of popular culture as an avenue of academic inquiry? And in what …
The End of Iran’s “Neither East nor West” Ethos
Nahid Siamdoust (University of Texas/Austin) For nearly a century, Iran strived to achieve independence from foreign powers, both Russia to the east and European powers and the US to the west. With the revolution of …
Apply now to the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI)!
APTLI is an intensive, eight-week language program run each summer at the UW-Madison.
When Comics Dismantle Taboos in Morocco
Online presentation by Prof. Nevine El Nossery on February 23rd at 4-5:15 pm
The Deteriorating Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
The Arab Center Washington DC will have a zoom webinar on Thursday, February 24.
Announcing the 2022 L. Carl Brown AIMS Book Prize
Submission deadline: March 31, 2022
Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship
Virtual information session this Friday, February 18th
Congratulations to Professor Aaron Rock-Singer!
He has been selected as one of 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition