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  • CMES offers an AM in Regional Studies — Middle East; and 3 joint PhD programs
  • CMES PhD Graduate Arbella Bet-Shlimon Teaches New Course on Persian Gulf History
  • CMES AM graduate Todd Mostak explores the potential of Twitter as big data
  • Download the Spring 2013 Center for Middle Eastern Studies Newsletter
  • CMES is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center
Upcoming events
  • 21
    May
    From Social Media to Social Welfare: A Two-Part Webinar on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Arab Uprisings (Session 2)
    What tools are scholars using to analyze ongoing political change in the Arab World? How do...
  • 5
    Jun
    Global Literature Online Book Group: Session Seven with the Committee on African Studies
    Online book discussion for educators and the general public on Purple Hibiscus (2003) by Chimamanda...

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Recent video
  • Water in Context: Remote Sensing of Arab Deserts with Farouk El-Baz
    Farouk El-Baz
    (September 28, 2012)
  • Water in Context: Water and Knowledge Regimes in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Yemen
    Steve Caton
    (September 28, 2012)
  • Water in Context: Water in Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
    Jason Ur
    (September 28, 2012)
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Law, Loyalty & Leadership

Roy P. Mottahedeh's Contribution to Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Harvard
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News
29
Apr
CMES wins recycling contest award from FAS Green Program
18
Apr
The Middle East Seminar celebrates Professor Herbert Kelman
29
Mar
CMES AM Graduate Explores the Power of Twitter as Big Data
19
Mar
CMES PhD Graduate Teaches New Course on Persian Gulf History
18
Mar
CMES welcomes Outreach Director Sarah Meyrick
12
Feb
New CMES Spring 2013 lecture series: "Updates on the Arab Transformative Movements"
11
Feb
CMES welcomes Shawwaf Visiting Professor Salim Tamari
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Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Harvard University
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