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
Oct
14
2024
MENA Monday | My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine | Sami ...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Please join MENA in welcoming Sami Hermez, Northwestern University in Qatar, and his co-author, Sireen Sawalha. They will give a prese...
Oct
24
2024
Women Life Freedom: A Transnational Feminist Dialogue on Social M...
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
This dialogue brings together feminist scholars and social activists from Iran and the United States to think together about progressiv...
Oct
29
2024
Film Screening: Writing on the City by Keywan Karimi
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
We will watch and discuss Writing on the City by Keywan Karimi. This film explores the history of writings, chants, slogans, murals, an...