In her new book Seeking Legitimacy Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women’s Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Aili Mari Tripp explains why autocratic leaders in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria embraced more extensive legal reforms of women’s …
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STUDENT JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Middle East Studies Program is looking for an Assistant (student hourly position) who will be able to support some activities of the MES through providing solid and efficient administrative support. Experience with most parts of Microsoft …
RACE, RELIGION, AND REVISIONISM
RACE, RELIGION, AND REVISIONISM: WHY THE MIDDLE AGES MATTER NOW 5:30 PM, SEP 11 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street With public violence increasingly on display in our society, history too is under siege. …
10 Students Graduate in 2019 with MES Certificates
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 …
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 …