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
Feb
6
2025
What a Trump Administration Means for US Foreign Policy in the Mi...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Please join MENA and the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, in welcoming Nancy Okail of the Center for International Policy and Shib...
Feb
12
2025
“The Lion and the Nightingale: The Turkish Government Against Tur...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for a talk and Q&A with Dr. Kaya Genç on Wednesday, Feburary 12, 2025 from 12:30PM- 2:00...
Feb
17
2025
Post-Assad Syria: Prospects and Challenges for State and Society ...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Please join MENA in welcoming Samer Aboud of Villanova University and Nour Halabi of University of Aberdeen for a virtual discussion of...