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Call For Applications: Palestinian and Arab Youth Summer School 2015

From the Palestinian Youth Movement: We invite you to join us for the PYM Summer School for Palestinian and Arab young peoples based in the US which will be hosted in Southern California from July 26th to August 2nd, 2015!  Attached is a more detailed description of the Call for Applications for our Summer School. …
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New Publications from AASA Members!

AASA members have been busy publishing new academic work, bridging multiple fields of study, and fostering rich interdisciplinary scholarship. Please join us in celebrating AASA members Charlotte Karem Albrecht, Kennith Habib, and Stanley Thangaraj for their recent academic publications! The citations below are available via JSTOR. Albrecht, Charlotte Karem. “Narrating Arab American History: The Peddling…
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Got News? Share With AASA! Get Promoted!

Dear AASA Members: Do you have news you would like to share with the association’s members and the broader public? Have you recently published an article, op-ed, or book? Have you recently been featured or interviewed in a news outlet? Or did you recently win a grant or fellowship? AASA wants to promote your recent…
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AASA Board Member Randa Kayyali’s Latest in WRMEA

AASA board member Randa Kayyali recently published an article in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) on Fair Trade and Palestine. Check out the article by clicking on this link.

Arab and Muslim American Studies at Michigan Featured in Huffington Post

Students and faculty from the University of Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American Studies program, including (AASA board member Evelyn Alsultany) were recently interviewed by the Huffington Post about  discrimination on the UMich campus. Check out the full article by clicking this link.

Evelyn Alsultany wins UMich Diversity Service Award

Please join us in celebrating AASA Board member Professor Evelyn Alsultany as she’s been awarded the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From the University of Michigan’s The University Record article: Seven faculty members who have shown dedication to developing cultural and ethnic diversity at the University of…
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Arab American Heritage Month with Radio Islam, featuring AASA special guest

AASA President Elect Louise Cainkar was featured on Radio Islam’s episode:”Kickstarting Arab American Heritage Month” on April 8, 2015. Check out the episode below! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/200020785″]

MESA Awards Competitions: Submissions Due April 1st and beyond

Time to recognize the latest and greatest in Middle East studies! Seven awards to honor excellence in the field. Please share with students, colleagues, and listservs. You can’t win if you don’t enter.     Albert Hourani Book Award.  Nomination deadline: April 1, 2015 Nominations of non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English…
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SCMS Middle East Caucus: Wind from the Middle East: An Evening of Music and Film

Thursday MARCH 26 7:30 pm Wind from the Middle East: An Evening of Music and Film LOCATION LA VITROLA, 4602 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Middle East Caucus presents an evening of entertainment and discussion, featuring a performance by local Montreal musicians Sam Shalabi (playing oud) and Stefan Christoff (on electric guitar). Following the…
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CFP: “Russia and the Middle East (Pre-modern)”

We welcome proposals that examine translations of books and exchange of knowledge between the Middle East and Russia in the pre-modern period: 131st MLA Annual Convention, Austin, 7–10 January 2016 Title of panel: “Russia and the Middle East (Pre-modern)” Description: this  special panel examines broad cultural interaction between pre-modern Russia and the Middle East in…
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