The Center for Middle East Studies wishes to congratulate the Middle East Studies Class of '23.5. Zoe, Mara, and Rita, we are so proud of you!

At Brown, Babadi will be making connections between the transformations of intimacy in contemporary Iran and the recent feminist revolutionary movement (Woman Life Freedom) that is led by women demanding their rights to bodily autonomy and the freedom to choose their social and intimate lifestyles.

CMES affiliated faculty as well as graduate and undergraduate students were invited to submit photos from their recent travels in the Middle East to a photo competition. Eleven photos were selected as finalists. These images will be displayed outside the CMES office suite on the 3rd floor of Stephen Robert Hall, 280 Brook street.

Dorra Guermazi '24 spent her summer studying abroad in Jordan! Here's what she said about her experience:

Graves's current book project, Invisible Hands, explores the craft skills of ceramics faking and forgery for the nineteenth- and twentieth-century antiquities market.

After 4 years of teaching as a Fellow and Lecturer at Columbia University, Meziane will join Brown University as an Assistant Professor during the fall of 2023.

Miled Faiza discusses the role poetry has played in his life, from journeys into translation and teaching, to inspiring students and changing perspectives of the Arab world

Michelle Quay traces her path from growing up as a non-native Persian speaker in the midst of "Tehrangeles" to translating Persian literature

Alex Winder furthers his research on indigenous forms of extralegal justice among Palestinian communities while teaching on the relationship between ancient and modern conceptions of the Middle East