Upcoming & Previous Events
ISRAELISM: WITH DR. SARAH ANNE MINKIN
The Unending War on Palestinian Children
Ecologies of Empire in South Asia, 1400- 1900
Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World
Collaboration or Resistance: A Short History of the Paris Colonial Conference of 1919
BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS IN PALESTINE: A YEAR AFTER THE KILLING OF SHIREEN ABU AKLEH
From Adam to Murad: Universal History Through Ottoman Eyes
Sisters In The Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and The Politics of Feminism
You Can Be the Last Leaf: An Evening With Maya Abu Al-Hayyat!
Contemporary Poetry: The Arab American Turn, September 8, 2022 Reception: 5:30 pm, Lecture: 6 pm, Hilton University of Houston
You Have Not Yet Been Defeated: Selected Works, 2011-2021 - May 4, 2022, 6:00 PM
Arab American Women Voices from the Grassroots
The 2022 Annual Lecture in Ottoman History: OTTOMAN CULTURE AND THE GROWTH OF CIVILITY, c.1600-1800 - April 14, 2022 - 6:00 PM - UH Student Center South, Space City Room 214
Suffering and Sumud: Mental Health in Palestine - March 22, 2022 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston, Shamrock Ballroom
Legible Others: Paratext and Power in Translation - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 6:00 PM - Stephen P. Farish Hall, Room 213
Path of Love in Islam: Rumi and his Ancestors - Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 11:00 AM
Damascus: A History in Words - Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton Ballroom
Concerning the Political in Art - Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton Ballroom
Towards A Poetic of Estrangement In Arabic Literature - Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Cemo Hall Rm. 105
Houston scholars explain conflict in the Middle East
Hosam Aboul-Ela Awarded Inaugural Arab-American Educational Foundation Dr. Burhan and Mrs. Misako Ajouz Endowed Professorship in Arab Studies
Center for Arab Studies Director Receives National Education Award
Grassroots efforts help Houston's Arab studies programs thrive
Head of Arab studies program aims to shape understanding of the Middle East
About Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies
مركز الدراسات العربية في جامعة هيوستن
The Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies (AAEF-CAS) مركز الدراسات العربية في جامعة هيوستن is the only academic center in Texas, and one of two in the United States, solely focusing on the Arab region. Based at the University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CAS houses two major endowed positions: the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Arab History and the Arab-American Educational Foundation Dr. Burhan and Mrs. Misako Ajouz Endowed Professorship in Arab Studies. Learn more about AAEF-CAS.
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