This program gives students a deep understanding of the rich culture and history of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as how this area interacts with other regions across the ...

FERESHTEH Tavoli witnessed something strange about seven years ago. The Iranian-born Houstonian watched a friend struggle to communicate with her grandchildren. The friend was speaking Farsi, a common ...

The major in Middle East studies provides students with the opportunity to deeply explore this region’s historical, political, social and cultural complexity. Broadly conceived, this geographical ...

Franck Salameh’s fields of specialization are Minorities in the Middle East, Contemporary Middle Eastern History, History of Ideas and Political Thought, and the Literary, Linguistic, Cultural, and ...

Launching this fall, UC Santa Cruz’s new Middle Eastern And North African Studies (MENA) minor will immerse undergraduates in the language, culture, politics and history of the region. UC Santa Cruz ...

Archaeological research in the Middle East is revealing how a long-forgotten ancient civilisation used previously undiscovered linguistics to promote multiculturalism and political stability. The ...