SFS Stories
M.A. in Arab Studies
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Looking ahead to the future of CCAS
As the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) marks its 50th anniversary, members of the center’s faculty reflect on the ideas that have shaped CCAS since 1975—and the work still ahead.
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As war enters second month, what are implications for Iran, the region and U.S. relations with allies?
Several SFS experts, each of whom looks at the war in Iran through a slightly different lens, answer questions about what is going on and what the immediate future might hold.
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Master of Arts in Arab Studies students launch new podcast
A new student-led podcast, Shu Kaman?, delves beyond the surface with scholars and students of the Arab world.
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Five questions about Syria one year after Assad’s ouster
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