FERESHTEH Tavoli witnessed something strange about seven years ago. The Iranian-born Houstonian watched a friend struggle to communicate with her grandchildren. The friend was speaking Farsi, a common ...

This program gives students a deep understanding of the rich culture and history of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as how this area interacts with other regions across the ...

Archaeological research in the Middle East is revealing how a long-forgotten ancient civilisation used previously undiscovered linguistics to promote multiculturalism and political stability. The ...

The major in Middle East studies provides students with the opportunity to deeply explore this region’s historical, political, social and cultural complexity. Broadly conceived, this geographical ...

Launching this fall, UC Santa Cruz’s new Middle Eastern And North African Studies (MENA) minor will immerse undergraduates in the language, culture, politics and history of the region. UC Santa Cruz ...

The Fulbright Program provides U.S. students with grants to conduct an independent research project or teach English as a second language abroad. Grantees are paired with a host institution, where ...

For centuries, and still today, the Middle East and North Africa have been the site of major civilizations that have attracted attention from afar. Bowdoin College’s program in Middle Eastern and ...

Franck Salameh’s fields of specialization are Minorities in the Middle East, Contemporary Middle Eastern History, History of Ideas and Political Thought, and the Literary, Linguistic, Cultural, and ...

A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city. A New York Public Library exhibition ...

New research from global multilingual event technology company Interprefy, reveals widespread frustration among Middle Eastern event organisers over native-language access at international events - ...

Legacy and Logjam Established in 1960, Utah’s Middle East Center is one of only 17 designated National Resource Centers to receive Title VI funds. Those grants, administered by the Department of ...