NMC378H1S – Modern Arab History Winter 2014

Syllabus for my "Survey of Arab History" course, which was taught in the Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, and Fall 2021 semesters at the American University in Cairo.

This annual conference would not be possible without the devotion and passion that inspires scholars from around the world to share their research and ideas. For their participation, we are grateful. The conference also depends on many people who work both behind and in front of the curtain to organize, coordinate, and host this wonderful tradition--a task that falls largely on NELC graduate students and MA students from the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES). Recent conference organizers Theo Beers, Annie Greene, Amir Toft, and Mariam Sheibani bequeathed us their invaluable advice and institutional memories that have guided our work to make this conference possible. We also sincerely thank the many NELC students and affiliated faculty who serve as discussants and otherwise gave support and advice. Of them we would like to thank our devoted MEHAT faculty sponsor, Prof. Orit Bashkin. Special thanks must also go to Dr. Thomas Maguire and Brittany Ciboski. Their unlimited generosity in advice and time was essential to the success of the conference. Tom always had the right advice and always willing to problem solve with us. Grace Brody and the former and current boards of the Middle Eastern Studies Students' Association generously sponsored the delicious lamb roast and also provided invaluable support in raising the crucial corps of volunteers. Finally, we must thank all those who, because of their commitment to scholarship, offered to serve as discussants--to read and comment on papers that are not their own.

Bustan: The Middle East Book Review, 2011

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HIST 416-01 (30209) Modern Middle East (This syllabus is subject to change. Every effort will be made to notify you early of changes. Syllabus V.01 Revised -03 31 2013) Important That You Read This First: 1. This syllabus is subject to change. Every effort will be made to notify you early of changes. 2. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) as soon as possible. Their office is located in SA 140, and they may be reached at 661-654-3360 (voice), or 661-654-6288 (TDD). If you have an accommodations letter from the SSD Office documenting that you have a disability, please present the letter to me during my office hours as soon as possible so we can discuss the specific accommodations that you might need in this class.

2006

Fall 2006 Newsletter Middle Eastern Studies Issue 30 Inside this issue: • Distinguished Arabic Instructors join DMES Faculty (p. 3) T he Department of Middle Eastern Studies is proud to announce that two distinguished Arabic faculty will be joining the University of Texas at Austin. Mahmoud Al-Batal and Kristen Brustad, formerly of Emory University, are both appointed with the rank of Associate Professor as of Fall 2006. Al-Batal received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies, with an emphasis on Arabic linguistics, from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in 1985. Brustad received her Ph.D. in Arabic Language from Harvard University in 1991. Both scholars are widely published and have co-authored,

A Wiley-Blackwell Companion, 2008

Comprising 26 commissioned essays by leading international scholars ,this Companion treats the history of the Middle East in its classical,medieval modern and contemporary periods.

Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies, 2021

On the eve of the ten-year anniversary of the Arab Uprisings of 2011, CEMMIS has opted to commemorate the event via a series of analyses focused on the repercussions and developments related to Middle Eastern countries during the previous decade. One should note that the CEMMIS Middle East Bulletin 39 is titled The Arab uprisings: Break on through to the other side for several reasons. The first is that it is a very catchy title and references to a song which – as the Arab uprisings – influenced an entire generation. The second is that the purpose of the Bulletin is to shine a light on the countries, as well as on the people directly affected by the Arab uprisings but were nonetheless subjected to their aftereffects. The third reason is that although the Arab Spring is commonly associated with the countries which saw their regimes toppled, its repercussions influenced and still drive policies and social movements throughout the Middle East and beyond. As a result, the current issue will abstain from examining Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Syria, as these countries bore the immediate brunt of the Arab Spring developments, for better or for worse.

The Arab Gulf states have moved from the margins of the Arab world towards its center, shaping a distinct Khaleeji identity. This course goes beyond the headlines of the strategic and geopolitical importance of the region, by offering a perspective on local histories, cultures, and the societies of the Arab Gulf region. Each meeting will be based on the reading of an article/ chapter and analysis of a primary source relevant to the topic of the session. Taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Analysis of the history, problems and prospects of the nations and peoples of the Middle East with emphasis on developments since the Balfour Declaration of 1917.

2016

It presents original research about the social, political, cultural and economic transformations in the region and beyond. It features contributions in area studies, comparative politics, gender studies and peace and conflict studies, thus representing a broad variety of critical and empirically founded fresh insights on current issues in these fields.