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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 to circulate through the 22 country tables and interview the country “ambassadors,” one of whom was Saja who represented Palestine. …
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 in building a new initiative: the “Middle East Treasure Trove.” If you have any materials related to the Middle East …
(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 graduated with Certificate in Middle East Studies for academic year 2017–2018. They are: Eric Feudner (Fall 2017, International Studies – Global …
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 diverse range of fields such as art history, Asian languages and cultures, classics/medieval, communication arts, design studies/landscape architecture, environmental studies, …
The Middle East Studies Program (MESP) is so excited to be welcoming all our newly hired colleagues in Political Science, History, and Gender & Women’s Studies. These hires not only complements existing strengths by addressing an area not well represented on campus, but also establishes a nexus for innovative and compelling research on the cutting …
FLAS fellowships are funded by the US Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. FLAS awards are available for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish languages, and are contingent on federal funding. Deadline for applications: February 12, 2018 …
The Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute (APTLII) is now accepting applicants for its Summer 2018 program. Applications received after February 1 have a $25 fee. For more information, click here.
The Director of the Middle East Studies Program (MESP), Nevine El Nossery, has been selected as one of the Honored Instructors for Fall 2017 from University Housing. Aside from her role in MESP, El Nossery regularly teaches courses that focus on Francophone and Middle Eastern culture and literature. Honored Instructors is a student-initiated program in University …
The list of courses that would count towards the Middle East Studies (MES) Certificate is now available. Go to our courses page at https://mideast.wisc.edu/courses/
Professor Aili Tripp, who is affiliated with MESP, attended a Conference on “Women and Politics in an Age of Uncertainty: The Road to Sustainable Democracy and Democratization” in Morocco on October 24-26, 2017. This was a press release of her talk: My talk was entitled ‘Global Women’s Rights in an Era of Democratic Uncertainty: Challenges and …