Academic Programs
Program Highlights
COURSES
Interested in taking MENA courses? Whether your a major, minor, grad student, have a general interest, or are satisfying requirements, check out what courses are being offered!
Research
MENA faculty members produce cutting-edge research and public scholarship on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa, publishing articles in leading academic journals and books that are widely taught and make an impact both in the scholarly world and in the wider cultural conversation.PROGRAMMING
We host a range of events over the course of the academic year including a quarterly New Directions in Middle East & North African Studies lecture, our MENA Conversations series, the MENA Graduate Student Colloquium, an annual Research Symposium, and events organized by our Working Groups.Upcoming Events
Apr
1
2024
MENA Monday | Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in th...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Lunch will be served at this event. How do the literatures and cultures of oppressed societies survive and flourish in spite of the ove...
Apr
8
2024
MENA Monday | The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis in the M...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Lunch will be served at this event. In The Digital Double Bind, Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil explore how the Middle East's digital ...
Apr
15
2024
MENA Monday | Water on Fire: A Memoir of War
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Lunch will be served at this event. Water on Fire tells a story of immigration that starts in a Beirut devastated by the Lebanese Civil...