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CCAS Director Dr. Fida Adely was recently award the Prof. James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award via GU's Center for Social Justice. Congrats, Dr. Adely! More info about the award is here: csj.georgetown.edu/csjprograms/ce…

What are the dimensions and consequences of widespread sexual violence in the #Sudan civil war? Join us and @ccasGU on Thursday to discuss Speakers: @nadaali1, @jehannehenry, @khalidmedani4, Alex de Waal, and Elobaid A. Elobaid For more info👇 arabcenterdc.org/event/sudans-p…

Join us on 7/31 at 10am ET for Sudan’s Power Struggle: Humanitarian Catastrophe, External Influences, and Ways Forward w/ @ArabCenterWDC ft. @nadaali1, @jehannehenry, @khalidmedani4, Alex de Waal, and Elobaid A. Elobaid Register 👇👇 #Sudan #academia us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

What are the implications of the civil war for #Sudan’s ethnic composition and future governance? Join us and @ccasGU on Thursday to discuss Speakers: @nadaali1, @jehannehenry, @khalidmedani4, Alex de Waal, and Elobaid A. Elobaid For more info👇 arabcenterdc.org/event/sudans-p…

Join us and @ccasGU on 7/31 to discuss the humanitarian crisis in #Sudan and the ongoing civil war. Speakers: @nadaali1, @jehannehenry, @khalidmedani4, Alex de Waal, @tamarakharroub1 and Elobaid A. Elobaid For more info👇 arabcenterdc.org/event/sudans-p…

The latest from MAAS alum Minatullah Alobaidi! Check it out 👇👇

Take a look at the latest by CCAS alumni @KhairyMakhzoomi !

Happy to share that my book, Syria’s Transnational Rebellion, is now available for pre-order with @EdinburghUP ! The book comes out just in time to mark the one hundred year anniversary of the 1925 Great Syrian Revolt. Enter code NEW30 for a discount. :) edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-syria-s-t…

A roundtable conversation between pioneers of gender in the field of Middle East studies: Deniz Kandiyoti, Judith Tucker, Suad Joseph and Mounira Charrad, hosted by @ccasGU and @ExeterIAIS and moderated by Maya Mikdashi and Nadje Al-Ali merip.org/2025/06/gender…

@ccasGU has shaped generations of changemakers. CCAS Director Fida Adely shares insights about her 2024 book, “Working Women in Jordan,” and its ethnographic look at social change through the eyes of educated Jordanian women. Read more: bit.ly/4kB7Pct

Check out the latest from MAAS alum @KhairyMakhzoomi

Congrats to this year’s graduates of the Master of Arts in Arab Studies program! The MAAS Class of 2025 is a diverse group, with half the students coming from other countries, including: Saudi Arabia, the UK, Egypt, Lebanon, S Korea, France, and Qatar ccas.georgetown.edu/2025/05/19/con…

Last night at Dulles Airport Badar Khan Suri returns home @ccasGU @ACMCU

BREAKING: Court orders Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be freed from ICE detention. Dr. Khan Suri — whose research focuses on peace building — was detained by the Trump admin two months ago. Follows the freeing of Mohsen Mahdawi & Rumeysa Ozturk.zeteo.com/p/breaking-geo…

BREAKING: Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri to be Released From ICE Detention; another deserved blow to the Trump administration following the release of Mohsen Mahdawi and Rumeysa Ozturk. zeteo.com/p/breaking-geo…

My presentation at Georgetown University, @ccasGU & @MESA_1966, focused on the emergence of the Houthi movement, examining how social, political, class, and military dynamics contributed to their rise and evolution youtu.be/kPB3o_pgwpk?si…

🎓 Meet Angie Wright (MAAS’25), who's about to graduate from the Arab Studies program (@ccasgu) and channel her passion into a career in international and domestic refugee law, focused on the Arab world and its people. #Hoyas2025 Read more: bit.ly/4iIdxHI

Don’t miss our virtual discussion tomorrow, 4/24 at 9am, on the experience of Sudanese women refugees with @ccasGU @HoyaAfrica @GUGenderJustice @GUConflictRes. RSVP: giwps.georgetown.edu/event/voices-o…

The Gaza Lecture Series continues in DC Next week @georgetownsfs @sarahleah1 @mehdirhasan @LaraFriedmanDC @ccasGU @MakdisiStreet @UssamaMakdisi

Join us on 4/24 at 9am for a virtual discussion on the experience of Sudanese women refugees, where we will discuss current humanitarian responses and identify pathways for greater international support. RSVP: giwps.georgetown.edu/event/voices-o…