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
Events
May
13
2024
MENA Monday | MENA Studies Graduate Student Colloquium, Part 1
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Lunch will be served at this event. MENA Program Graduate Students will present their original work. Featuring Yousef Bouccetta of Spa...
May
20
2024
MENA Monday | MENA Graduate Students Colloquium, Part 2
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Lunch will be served at this event. MENA Program graduate students share their original work. Featuring Aseel Abulhab of Anthropology,...
May
20
2024
MENA | Palestine in Context | Stories from the Center of the Worl...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Join MENA, the Markaz Review, and City Lights Books for a book launch. Editor Jordan Elgrably and contributing author Sahar Mustafah w...