UARK Middle East Studies

Political Science Professor Shirin Saeidi Named Director of Middle East Studies. We are so excited to have Dr. Saiedi join us in MEST! news.uark.edu/articles/61895…

Congratulations to MEST alum Dhia Ben Ali, who has received the 40 Under 40 award by the Arab America Foundation. The 40 Under 40 award celebrates the accomplishments of young Arab-Americans. Congratulations, Dhia Ben Ali! arabamerica.com/arab-america-f…

Fayetteville is #4 on the U.S. News list of Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2021-2022. We love to see it. #uark

NOV 18 on Zoom | Post-Soviet Central Asia: New Authoritarianism and Academic Freedom, with Baktybek Beshimov. Sponsored by #UARK Scholars at Risk committee - free and open to the public. news.uark.edu/articles/55238/

Want to learn Arabic online? You're in luck! The #UARK Arabic Program is offering Elementary Arabic I as an online course in the Spring 2021 semester. Sign up now!

Join the #UARK Arabic Program this week for Arabic Conversation Table! November 10 at 2 PM CST. Speakers at all levels of proficiency are welcome! news.uark.edu/articles/55130…

NOW AVAILABLE! Strip: Poems by @abugoddess Winner of the 2020 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, Jessica Abughattas’s STRIP is a captivating debut about desire and dispossession and that tireless poetic metaphor—the body. 25% off when you order online: uapress.com/product/strip/

Join #UARK MEST for our first virtual lecture of the Fall 2020 semester! "Cold War Mosque: Asian geopolitics, the politicization of religious spaces, and the Taipei Mosque" with @kellyahammond - tonight at 5:30 PM (CST) via Zoom! news.uark.edu/articles/54596/

Join us Thursday for our first virtual lecture of the semester! "Cold War Mosque: Asian geopolitics, the politicization of religious spaces, and the Taipei Mosque" with @kellyahammond! news.uark.edu/articles/54578/ #UARK

To prioritize the health of the #UARK campus community, all #UARKLibraries will close tonight indefinitely. Staff will work remotely to continue providing support & research assistance to students & faculty. View our many online offerings at: libraries.uark.edu/spring2020/

In honor of Etel Adnan’s 95th birthday today, we invite you to revisit her gorgeous poetry from our Winter 2019 issue: tinyurl.com/Etel2020 “I too have crossed the plains that spread to infinity, while happiness is encountered only in bedrooms”

Tonight at 5:30 PM at #UARK!

Applications open until Feb 1! #UARK

Join MEST, @UARKplsc and the @uarkfulbright program in International and Global Studies for a forum on Iran, featuring Dr. Shirin Saeidi (@UArkansas) and Dr. Mohammad Tabaar (@TAMU). Jan 23 at 5:30 PM! news.uark.edu/articles/51933/ #UARK

An American in Iran: Shirin Saeidi, assistant professor of comparative politics and Middle East studies for @uarkfulbright, talks about her research during the latest edition of Short Talks From the Hill. #UARK @UARKMEST news.uark.edu/articles/50478…

Join us tonight for a lecture on Dante and the Arab World, with Dr. Valerio Cappozzo! 5:00 PM at #UARK!

Starting now at #UARK! Guest lecture 'Awlad al-Balad or Minority: Revisiting the "Coptic Question", with Dr. Vivian Ibrahim. Join us in GEAR 26!

Check out the Spring 2020 course line-up! news.uark.edu/articles/50489/

TONIGHT | Join us for guest lecture "Awlad al-Balad or Minority: Revisiting the 'Coptic Question'" with Dr. Vivian Ibrahim! news.uark.edu/articles/50406/ #UARK