Ten students are graduating in 2019 with Middle East Studies (MES) certificates. They include: Anna Ambrosi (majors in Legal Studies and Political Science); Mica Beckmann-White (International Studies and Spanish); Justin Brewer (History); Thomas Augusta Hersman …
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MES Professors Receive Awards, Fellowships
Four UW-Madison professors affiliated as core faculty of the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) were recently recognized with awards and fellowships. Nevine El Nossery, MESP chair and associate professor of the departments of French & …
UW-Madison mourns Turkish history expert Kemal Karpat
Kemal H. Karpat, the former chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 20, 2019, at the age of …
SSRC’s The Immanent Frame Features Daniel Stolz’s book
Daniel Stolz’s book, The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt, was recently featured in the book forum by The Immanent Frame on Science and the Soul: New Inquiries into Islamic Ethics. The …
New Book by Anna Gade: Muslim Environmentalisms
How might our understandings of environmentalism and the environmental humanities shift if we incorporate Islamic perspectives? In this book, Anna M. Gade explores the religious and cultural foundations of Islamic environmentalisms. She blends textual and …
Middle East Student Ambassador Represents Palestine in Kennedy School’s International Night
Our Middle East Student Ambassador, Saja Abu Hakmeh was at the Kennedy Elementary School’s International Night Celebration on November 5, 2018. During the event, 56 grade school students each received a Kennedy Passport and questionnaire …
MESP launches “Middle East Treasure Trove”
The MESP is continuing to grow, thanks to your support and generosity. Indeed, we are very grateful and we hope you would continue to be part of our community. This fall, we seek your help …
New Hires at UW- Madison in the Comparative Study of Modern Arab Politics and Society
The Political Science department, the History department and the Gender and Women Studies department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seek to hire three faculty members (Assistant or Associate Professor) to conduct research and teach courses …
7 Students Graduate with Middle East Studies Certificate in Academic Year 2017-2018
(Note: An earlier version of this article identified eight students as MES Certificate graduates. We have corrected this to reflect the actual number. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.) Seven students have …
More than 40 Courses in Summer, Fall 2018 to Count Towards MES Certificate
The MESP released the lists of courses for Summer and Fall 2018 that would count towards the Middle East Studies (MES) Certificate for undergraduates. Aside from international studies and history, the course disciplines cover a …