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“It was a perfect storm of virtue signaling, complete with Mahdawi himself delivering a defiant speech from the courthouse steps, that the facts, as they usually do in such cases, were drowned out by the sound and fury,” writes @ARomirowsky. newsweek.com/scratch-surfac…
Read this important op-ed by @BarnardCollege grad and current @ColumbiaSIPA student Noa Fay in @jerusalempost : Despite a closed campus, @Columbia University sees anti-Israel activity jpost.com/opinion/articl…
LAST CALL: Submissions now be accepted for the 2025 Bernard Lewis Prize! APPLY HERE —> asmeascholars.org/bernard-lewis-…

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“A Bold Answer to the Decline of #MiddleEast Studies” - @Pete4CA & I explain why @WashInstitute & @PepperdineSPP are offering students an alternative to the dysfunctional programs of “elite” universities. @RealClearEd realcleareducation.com/articles/2025/…
APPLY NOW: Submissions for 2025 Bernard Lewis Prize due 7/1! SUBMIT HERE — > asmeascholars.org/bernard-lewis-…

Flashback 7 years today: @Martin_Kramer in June 7th 2018 dated @ForeignAffairs "The Conflicted Legacy of Bernard Lewis - A Clash of Interpretations" (Subscription required) foreignaffairs.com/articles/middl…
📣 LAST CALL: Annual Conference Paper & Panel Proposals due TODAY, 5/15! mailchi.mp/asmeascholars/…

بەشداری لە کۆنفرانسی دامەزراوەی ASMEA بۆ تویژینەوەی ئەکادیمی و سیاسی سەبارەت بە رۆژهەڵاتی ناوەراست و ئەفریقا ئەمریکا - واشینگتۆن دی سی
By popular request, the deadline has been EXTENDED to May 8 for 2025 ASMEA Research and Travel Grant Applications. APPLY NOW --> asmeascholars.org/upcoming-confe…

Apply for the 2025-2026 Institute for Advanced Israel Studies Fellowship! Our theme will be Diversifying the Israeli Diaspora. View our call for proposals, learn more and apply at tinyurl.com/howtoapply2iai…. Deadline to apply: May 31. #Brandeis #diasporastudies #migration
“Until universities give up their pretenses of utility and once again embrace beauty, Middle Eastern studies and other disciplines will be unable to contribute to their full potential,” write @ARomirowsky & @DrAlexJoffe washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/…
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Join us on THURSDAY, April 10, 12pm EST for a discussion w/ Prof. @shilonavi on “Teaching Israel in a Year of War: Reflections and Thoughts.” REGISTER HERE —> asmeascholars.org/webinar

Please join us on MONDAY, March 17, 12pm EST for a webinar discussion on “Daniel in Babylon: How He Navigated Politics in Exile and What It Means for Us Today,” the latest book by ASMEA President Prof. Mark T. Clark. @MARKTClark26752 REGISTER —> asmeascholars.org/webinar


Well done! We were pleased to publish your excellent work. 👏👏
Our article 'From Arab-Israeli Conflict to Arab-Israeli Integration: A New Curriculum for Understanding the Contemporary Middle East' led by @JasonOl43079902 was the most-read article in 2024 in The Journal of the Middle East and Africa @ASMEASCHOLARS.
Join us for a webinar discussion on Tues., 2/18, 12pm EST w/ Prof. Efrat Aviv on "Israel-Turkey Relations Through Cartoons." @efratav7 @BESA_Center REGISTER HERE --> asmeascholars.org/webinar

