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Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS)
Recent News
Former CMENAS Director Juan R. Cole Named Distinguished University Professor
The Distinguished Professorships are among the university's most prestigious honors, recognizing a senior faculty member's exceptional achievements, national and international reputation, and superior records of teaching, mentoring, and service.
Kelsey Museum to Host Livestream of Grand Egyptian Museum Opening
Join the Kelsey Museum and partners to witness the highly anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS) enhances awareness of the peoples, cultures, and languages in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This vitally important region of the world constitutes a highly diverse cultural area now undergoing rapid and large-scale change.
Study of the MENA region began at U-M in 1889. Since the inception of the program in 1961, U-M has been committed to area studies and language training. In 1993, CMENAS became a member of the U-M International Institute, which seeks to stimulate research and teaching on critical areas of the world and to foster cooperation among the university’s departments, schools, and colleges.
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Events
Nov
12
CMENAS Colloquium Series. Violence, Refusal, and Political (Im)possibility
Loay Al-Arab, University of Michigan
2:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Nov
14
CAS Guest Lecture. The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity, 1860–1979
Houri Berberian, University of California, Irvine; and Talinn Grigor, University of California, Davis
4:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Nov
19
CMENAS Colloquium Series. Memory as Perseverance: Memory: Archiving Palestine between Homeland and Diaspora
Tamara Rayan, University of Michigan
2:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Dec
03
CMENAS Colloquium Series. Sub-Saharan Community Leaders in Morocco
Cynthia Magallanes-Gonzalez, University of Michigan
2:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Dec
05
II Event. Languages Summit
Reinforcing the Foundations and Securing the Future of Language Study at U-M
1:00 PM
Assembly Hall (4th Floor)
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
