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.

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. 

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Sarah R. bin Tyeer has been elected to an office seat on the MLA LLC Arabic (Language, Literature and Culture – Arabic) forum executive committee effective 2022- 2026.  The executive committee plans and organizes LLC Arabic panels at the MLA yearly convention. Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America has

MESAAS Graduate Student Conference 2022: Borders and Boundaries    Dear all, The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University is pleased to announce its annual Graduate Student Conference to be held on 24–25 March 2022. This conference is a space for graduate students to