Department of Near Eastern Studies

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Department News

Islam, Rashidbeigi Receive Kerr Dissertation Award Honorable Mentions
Dec. 2, 2024

Sarah Islam (Ph.D. 2022) and Samin Rashidbeigi (Ph.D. 2024) both received 2024 Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Award honorable mentions at MESA’s Annual Meeting held in November.

Hatemi and Mahallati Promoted to Senior Lecturers
Dec. 2, 2024

Nilüfer Hatemi (NES Ph.D. 2000) and Amineh Mahallati have been promoted to Senior Lecturers effective July 1, 2025.

Haykel Elected to American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Nov. 7, 2024

Professor Bernard Haykel has been elected to the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Upcoming Events

Rethinking Habesha Identity in the Modern Middle East
Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 12:00 pm1:20 pm
Location
202 Jones Hall
Speaker
Princeton Palestinian Studies Colloquium
Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 4:30 pm6:00 pm
Location
TBD
Theory or Practice?: The Badī‘iyya and Mamluk Poetics
Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 12:00 pm1:20 pm
Location
202 Jones Hall
Syriac and Garshuni in the Cairo Geniza
Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 12:00 pm1:20 pm
Location
202 Jones Hall