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June 1, 2022

Muhsin Al-Musawi wins Sheikh Zayed Book Award

Muhsin Al-Musawi has been awarded the 2022 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the category of Arabic Culture in Other Languages for The Arabian Nights in Contemporary World Cultures: Global Commodification, Translation, and the Culture Industry. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is one of the Arab world’s leading prizes dedicated to Arabic literature and
May 24, 2022

Wael Hallaq delivers Inaugural Sir Muhammad Iqbal Lecture at Oxford

Wael Hallaq delivered the Inaugural Sir Muhammad Iqbal Lecture at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, May 19, 2022. For more information click here: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/events/ethics-empire-and-wealth-ibn-khaldun-and-modern-state To view lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xmInYywYwo
May 9, 2022

Professor Wael Hallaq in Yale Law School symposium

Professor Wael Hallaq participated in a symposium at Yale Law School. The one-day event, taking place on May 6, addressed Hallaq’s latest critique of modernity and focused in particular on his concept of the New Human.
April 5, 2022

Deadline extended to April 30: Summer 2022 Allison Busch Memorial Language Study Fellowship

Deadline Extended-Application due April 30, 2022 Download application here. In 2020, the University Committee on Asia and the Middle East (UCAME) announced the Allison Busch Memorial Language Study Fellowship, to honor the late Allison Busch, Professor of Hindi Literature in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. 
February 23, 2022

MESAAS Spring Newsletter

To view the MESAAS newsletter, click here: https://mailchi.mp/columbia/edited-final-draft?e=ca0f9e0e74

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