
As the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) marks its 50th anniversary, members of the centerās faculty reflect on the ideas that have shaped CCAS since 1975āand the work still ahead.

On December 8, 2024, the dictator who had led Syria for more than two decades was ousted from power in a rebel offensive. In the year since Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, Syrians have attempted to recover in the aftermath of both his removal and a civil war that had raged since 2011. This December

Founded in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at SFS marks 50 years in 2025.