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CMES offers a wide range of programs and activities about the Middle East with the goal of increasing awareness and understanding of the region, both historically and in contemporary perspective. I, and the Center's staff, look forward to meeting you at our events and hope that you will become a lasting member of our community.

Steven C. Caton, Director
News at CMES
CMES Affiliates Win Bok Center Awards
The Bok Center awarded 11 CMES affiliates Certificates of Distinction in Teaching. ...
CMES in the Media: News of SSRC Grant in Gazette
The Harvard Gazette features news of the SSRC grant. ...
CMES Wins SSRC Grant
The grant will fund a project that encourages public discourse between academics and journalists on...
Spotlight
Flagg Miller book cover
The Middle East Monograph Series is proud to announce publication of its latest title The Moral Resonance of Arab Media by Flagg Miller. In a groundbreaking study of contemporary Arab political poetry, Miller provides a wide range of insights into the ways that modern media aesthetics are shaped by language and culture. More...

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