Last Week
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U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
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U-M professors win prestigious fellowships in the humanities
Older News
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University of Michigan Nubian Expedition—the Kurru Settlement Project: Investigating a Royal City of Ancient Kush (750 BC)
2013 Sudan Blog Read More
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Betsy Fisher, MENAS MA and Law student, returns from middle
Perry Watkins Fellow, Betsy Fisher, Returns from the Middle East where she had been helping displaced Iraqis Read More
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Juan Cole and Melvin Levitsky talk to Channel 7 News
Juan Cole, Director of CMENAS, suspects that the YouTube video that pokes fun at the Prophet Muhammad is just part of the problem resulting in an attack on the US Embassy in Libya. Read More
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Associated Press talks with U-M's Andrew Shryock
Plan for Suburban Detroit Mosque Draws Resistance Read More
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The Los Angeles Times quoted Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, on the massacre in Houla, Syria
"Just as the U.S. public began turning against the Vietnam War because of events like the My Lai massacre, so Houla could be a turning point." Read More
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Faculty Appointments and Promotions with Tenure
CMENAS congratulates the following affiliated faculty on their appointments and promotions Read More
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The Arab Spring and the Shifting Sands of Middle East Politics
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio National's "Rear Vision," speaking about the current state of Middle East politics. Read More
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ASK M: Juan Cole Responds to Questions about the Aftermath of 9/11
University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole answers questions about the aftermath of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
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Evelyn Alsultany curates exhibit for the Arab American National Museum
The exhibit, "Reclaiming Identity: Dismantling Arab Stereotypes," includes commentary as well as paintings, books, films and sheet music showing Arab culture as exotic, uncivilized and threatening. Read More
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Muslims in Michigan: A Community Conversation
Presented in cooperation with Calvin College and the UM Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, this event is an opportunity for Michigan Radio listeners and members of the community to learn more about Michigan's Muslim population. Read More
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Doug Northrop One of Five Faculty Honored with Teaching Innovation Prize
Douglas Northrop, Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies is one of these five. Northrop's project is "ZOOM: Teaching Time, Space, and Approaches to Knowledge." Read More
