CONTACT US
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
845 N. Park Avenue
Marshall Bldg Room 470
P.O.Box 210158-B
Tucson, AZ 85721-0158
Tel: (520) 621-5450
Fax: (520) 621-9257
sbs-cmes@email.arizona.edu
Center Director
Anne H. Betteridge
845 N. Park Avenue
Marshall Bldg Room 471
P.O.Box 210158-B
Tel: (520) 621-5456
Fax: (520) 621-9257
anneb@email.arizona.edu
MENAS Colloquium Series
ALL TALKS BEGIN AT 3PM IN MARSHALL 490 (unless otherwise noted) Fr, Jan 20 The Kurds- A window into a culture through proverbs ... more
Spring 2012 Film Series
MUSIC AND POP CULTURE 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 7PM IN MARSHALL 490 February 1 CHANNELS OF RAGE Trailer: None From the Philadelphia City Paper review: …a documentary about the conflicted relationship... more
Annual Photography Exhibit: Transitions
Annual Photography Exhibit 21st Annual CMES Photography Exhibit: Transitions “Transitions” opens on Thursday, January 19th, 2012. We will celebrate the exhibit (the Center’s twenty-first) on Thursday, January 19th from 3.30-5pm. Please join us for this reception! This year we will also have a presentation related to the theme of the photography exhibit. Robert Leutheuser, internationally-acclaimed photographer, will present "Yezidi Kurds,... more
Welcome to The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at the University of Arizona (UA) supports and promotes Middle East language and Middle East studies-related teaching and research throughout the University, and fosters understanding of the Middle East through an extensive program of outreach to schools and the wider community.
Center News
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Fall 2011 - Teaching about the Middle East (NES 597A), a University of Arizona online class Do you want to teach more about the Middle East but don't know how to do it? Are you looking for a PRACTICAL graduate-level class that is totally online? If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, then maybe the following class, which CMES has just developed and will offer...
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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) has been working with UA Study Abroad to develop a program in Irbid, Jordan, at Yarmouk University. In March, Christian Sinclair, Assistant Director of CMES, traveled to Jordan and met with the president and staff of Yarmouk University to discuss the plans for the program, which will include Arabic, Middle Eastern studies, journalism and...
