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As @ccasGU celebrates 50 years at SFS, several faculty sat down to reflect on community, resources and programming, highlighting both the center’s rich history and its promising future. #CCAS50 Read more: bit.ly/4uxm1bP

New article by CCAS Visiting Researcher Hind Al Ansari 972mag.com/gulf-states-ir…

Professor Marwa Daoudy interviewed by CNN on the use of water as a weapon of war. cnn.com/2026/03/11/cli…

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, CCAS has launched an interactive digital archive —w/nearly 100 curated milestone entries and 400+ digitized historical materials—documenting CCAS's 5 decades of teaching, research & public engagement with the Arab world. ccas.georgetown.edu/2026/02/26/cca…

New journal article by MAAS student Layth Malhis: "The Systematic Targeting of Healthcare In Palestine: From the British Mandate to the Siege of Gaza" palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658477

Need a fresh way to say “I love you” for Valentine’s Day? SFS students share how to say it in some of the languages they speak and study—including MAAS’s own Andrew Larson, who spells it out in Tamazight.

As @ccasGU marks 50 years, Marwa Elessawy (MAAS’26) shares how the Arab Studies program’s focus on Arab perspectives has helped her think critically about policy & create a deeper understanding of international relations & the region. #CCAS50 Watch here: bit.ly/4trIoii

Next Week | The Political Economy and Political Culture of Israel After the Genocide #GazaLectures #JoelBeinin #Israel #Gaza #InternationalStudies * RSVP Link in Bio *

Great interview w/MAAS student Marwa Elessawy! “Before CCAS, my world was a lot smaller. Engaging critically with the region & learning deeply about it over the span of two years, all while improving my Arabic, has made me think about moving back to the region and working there.”

Arab women are more highly represented in tech & computing than women in the US or Europe—in fact, 6 of 10 countries w/highest rates of women studying ICT are in the Arab world. CCAS Director Fida Adely and co-authors explore the reasons in @meriponline merip.org/2025/06/unpack…

Check out these upcoming events in our Gaza Lecture Series featuring Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian on Feb. 11 at 5pm, and Nadia Abu El-Haj on Feb. 20 at 12:30 pm. Visit the CCAS events page for speaker bios and registration: events.georgetown.edu/ccas/

Meet Greta Scharnweber (MAAS’01), whose time in the Arab Studies program (@ccasGU) set up a career in higher education & international affairs. She reflects on her MAAS experience, lessons from her career & advice for future students. #CCAS50 Read more: bit.ly/3MeNkX7

Please join us virtually or in person Friday, Feb. 6 for a discussion with Anny Gaul—MAAS alum and assistant professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Maryland—about her new book, Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato. events.georgetown.edu/ccas/event/367…

Join us virtually this Friday. Samia Errazouki & Omar Radi will discuss Morocco's GenZ 212 protests, their broader historical and political context, state responses & what distinguishes them from earlier cycles of mobilization. events.georgetown.edu/ccas/event/367…

CCAS is home to a new student-led podcast! Shu Kaman delves beyond the surface with scholars & students of the Arab world—sparking new conversations & carrying them beyond academia to a wider public. Read about the ideas & students driving the project: ccas.georgetown.edu/2026/01/22/maa…

Join us tomorrow at 5pm—online or in person—for "Voices from Sudan and South Sudan: The Urgency of the Current Moment" events.georgetown.edu/ccas/event/367…

New article in Al-Shabaka by MAAS student Layth Malhis introduces de-healthification as a framework for understanding Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian healthcare infrastructure, particularly in Gaza. al-shabaka.org/briefs/de-heal…

We are pleased to present our January public events. Please consider joining us virtually if you can't make it in person! mailchi.mp/georgetown.edu…

CCAS Prof. Marwa Daoudy co-authors new article with NASA: 2025 Compound Weather Extremes in the Middle East gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/science-snapsh…

Meet @Minatullah_A, one of our G+JI 2025-26 Fellows! Minatullah is an Administrative Coordinator at @GUQatar and alumna of @ccasGU. Read more about Minatullah’s research below and on our website!