NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 8, 2020
MESAAS Summer Courses
We hope you are well and staying healthy. Please see below a list of summer courses being offered by MESAAS. For more information, please visit the Directory of Classes: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/sel/MELC_Summer2020.html Middle East S1210 section 001 FIRST YEAR ARABIC I MTWRF 9:00am-1:00pm Prof. Reem Faraj An introduction to the language of classical
April 27, 2020
Wael Hallaq wins the Nautilus Book Award
Wael Hallaq wins the Nautilus Book Award for his Reforming Modernity: Ethics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha.
April 27, 2020
Khatchig Mouradian awarded Humanities War & Peace Initiative Grant
Professor Khatchig Mouradian was awarded a Humanities War & Peace Initiative Grant from Columbia’s Division of Humanities in the Arts and Sciences for his workshop and edited volume project on the literature of the Great War in the Middle East. The Humanities War and Peace Initiative (HWPI) fosters the study
April 14, 2020
COVID-19 Resource Guide
Please click on the image above for the Columbia University resource guide for COVID-19 issues.
March 26, 2020
COVID update: Arabic language proficiency exams
Given the current circumstances, we will be administering the Arabic language proficiency exams for our graduate students online, following the following guidelines: 1. Students translate a scholarly article/book/etc. into English. 2. Students may use a dictionary. 3. Exam must be taken in one sitting 4. The maximum time allowed is