Middle East and North Africa

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Middle East and North Africa

Georgetown University has a strong commitment to teaching and research related to the Middle East.

In 2005, the School of Foreign Service opened a campus in Doha, Qatar. Since then, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) has become a hub for Georgetown’s academic and outreach activities in the Middle East. The Center for International and Regional Studies at GU-Q sponsors research initiatives on international relations, political economy, and domestic politics of the Gulf. The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies serve as major hubs of regional study at Georgetown’s Main Campus in Washington, DC. As a Jesuit university with a strong commitment to a global outlook and interreligious dialogue, Georgetown actively pursues fruitful partnerships and scholarship related to the Middle East across schools and disciplines. This work is amplified by Georgetown’s Washington, DC, location, where students and scholars have access to relevant policy institutions and cultural centers.

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Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Georgetown Unit

The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is an academic department in the College offering undergraduate and graduate degrees which seeks to develop a determined and vigorous long-term strategy to create and maintain linguistic and cultural…

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies Activity

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies sponsors this M.A. program. Participants, including researchers, practitioners, and activists, study the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world.

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Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Georgetown Unit

Established in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is a research center in the School of Foreign Service offering courses, certificates, and degree programs in the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the…

The Interior Courtyard of a building on the GU-Q Campus

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Georgetown Unit

Established in 2005 as a branch campus of the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar, the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) campus is now home to university-wide programming.

Past Event

November 19

Gendering Sex in Pre-Modern Muslim Discourses

Past Event

November 18

Arab Zionism and the Path to Peace

Past Event

October 22

Dante and the Arab Mediterranean

Explore the Region by Country

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

B.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Arab Studies

Certificate in Arab Studies

Graduate Certificate in Arab Studies

J.D./M.A. in Arab Studies

Jesuit Worldwide Learning

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History

M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Major in Arabic

Minor in Arabic

Minor in Jewish Civilization

Minor in Modern Hebrew

Minor in Persian Language and Culture

Minor in Turkish

Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program

Arab Studies Journal

Arabic Literature Colloquium

Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics

Middle East and North African History Seminar Series

U.S.-Afghan Women's Council

American Druze Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Global Career Treks

International Health Interest Group

M.S. in Foreign Service Internship Opportunity with UNICEF

MBA Global Business Experience

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Advanced Arabic Language - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Middle East Studies - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel: Spring in Jerusalem Honors Program - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Jerusalem, Israel: The Rothberg International School - Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Rabat, Morocco: Study in Rabat - Institute for the International Education of Students

Study Abroad in Tel Aviv, Israel - Tel Aviv University

Summer in Amman, Jordan: Arabic Language and Culture

Summer in Doha, Qatar - Georgetown University in Qatar

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Visiting Scholars and Practitioners Program

Faculty Exchange with Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Goldman Visiting Israeli Professorship

Armenian Student Association

Georgetown University Arab Society

Iranian Cultural Society

Middle East and North Africa Forum

Soliya Connect Program - United Nations

Osama Abi-Mershed

Rogaia Abusharaf

Akintunde Akinade

Mustafa Aksakal

Abdullah Al-Arian

Mahmoud Al-Ashiri

Mohammad AlAhmad

Alexis Antoniades

Belkacem Baccouche

Nejm Benessaiah

Jacques Berlinerblau

Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano

Edith Brown Weiss

Daniel Brumberg

Jocelyne Cesari

Abdul Rahman Chamseddine

Drew Christiansen

Chester Crocker

Sylvie Durmelat

Marcelo Giugale

Lise Morje Howard

Noureddine Jebnoun

Seniha Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

Barbara Kotschwar

Matthew Kroenig

Christopher Loffredo

Tarek Maassarani

Karine Megerdoomian

Joshua Mitchell

Yehia Abdelmobdy Mohamed

Jo Ann Hoeppner Moran Cruz

Farima Mostowfi

Felicitas Opwis

Emilian Papadopoulos

Rebecca Patterson

Danielle Pletka

Martin Ravallion

Cynthia Schneider

George Shambaugh

Dominick Shattuck

Sohaira Zahid Siddiqui

Claire Standley

Suzanne Stetkevych

Caitlin Talmadge

Maziar Valamotamed

Anne Marie Whitesell

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Center for Intercultural Education and Development

Center for International and Regional Studies

Center for Jewish Civilization

Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)

Office of Global Education

Office of International Programs - School of Medicine

Office of Transnational Programs

Persian Studies Program

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Turkish Program

SFS Alumnus Leads World Food Programme Field Work Cited in Nobel Peace Prize Win

Online Language Classes Bring Cultural Immersion Home

GU-Q Professor Reflects on Teaching Theology at a Jesuit University in Doha

GU-Q Students Study Peace Through Travel to Post-Conflict Zones

Cultural Clubs Promote Inclusivity, Strengthen Pride Among Multicultural Students

Improving the Human Condition Grant Enables Students to Contribute to Global Communities

Can’t Even Cry: Experts Discuss the Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Children

How Minorities Make History: The Work of ADF Fellow Reem Bailony

The Global Business Experience: Business Without Borders

Oral Histories Project Captures Firsthand Accounts of Pressing Issues in Peace and Security

The Best of Both Worlds: Studying International Affairs in D.C. and Qatar

Participants Study in 10 Cities, Four Continents for Global Executive MBA

SFS-Qatar Examines Development of Gulf Global Cities

Bill Clinton Returns to Hilltop for Lecture Series

Georgetown Researchers Offer New Perspective On Urban Refugees

Georgetown Center Deepens Understanding between Muslims and Christians