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Initiatives

INITIATIVES

The Forum on Arab and Muslim Affairs, in coordination with the Arab Studies Institute, coordinates various ongoing research projects and initiatives, and 2015 was the busiest year to date with workshops, conferences, and panels taking place all over the world with the collaboration of many respected institutions. FAMA's co-sponsors include SOAS, University of London, the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship, the American University of Beirut, the Legal Agenda. and Birzeit University. The diversity and frequency of these events help to connect scholars globally and facilitate ongoing discussions and scholarship of relevant issues. Visit the pages below to learn more about previous workshops and to read the papers generated. Email info@arabstudiesinstitute.org for more information.

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Syria

Gardens Speak: Oral Histories of Syria's Dead
An Interactive Artist Book Publication
Type of Event: Interactive Book/Performance

Syria Timeline Project
Type of Event: Interactive Timeline of the Syrian Uprising

Syria Between Civil War and Reconstruction
Type of Event: Workshops, Research

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​Morocco & Western Sahara

The Uprisings and the Moroccan Exception
Type of Event: Roundtable, Research

The Uprisings and the Western Sahara

Type of Event: Roundtable, Research


Egypt


Censorship and Education in Egypt
Type of Event: Meeting/Workshop/Conference
Political Islam, ISIS, and Sectarianism

ISIS Workshop I: Understanding the ISIS Phenomenon
Type of Event: Research workshop

ISIS Workshop II:  Emergence, Expansion, Limits
Type of Event: Meeting, Workshop, Conference


​​Strategy and Network Development Initiative (SAND)


Strategy and Network Development Initiative (SAND)
Type of Event: Workshops


Other Initiatives

Middle East Pedagogy Initiative (MESPI)
Type of Event: Workshop

MEDRESET
Type of Event: Research and Publications



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  • FAMA
  • Researchers
  • Projects
    • MESPI
    • Knowledge Production Project >
      • ME-KP
    • Political Economy Project >
      • Development and the Uprisings
      • Class Formations and Dynamics
      • The Palestinian Economy: Fragmentation and Colonization
      • Tunisia: A Political Economy in Transition
      • Migrant States, Mobile Economies: Rethinking the Political in Contemporary Turkey
      • Political Economy of the Middle East: Continuities & Discontinuities in Teaching & Research
      • 2016 Political Economy Institute
    • The Lebanon Project >
      • Research Working Group: State-Building, Public Institutions, & Social Mobilization in Lebanon, 1943-1958 >
        • Inaugural Workshop: State-Building, Public Institutions, & Social Mobilization in Lebanon, 1943-1958
      • Lebanon Dissertation Summer Institute
    • The Palestine Project >
      • Gaza in Context Film
      • Alternative Strategies for Realizing Justice in Palestine
      • Audio Content
    • The Civil Society Project >
      • Exploring an Agenda on Active Citizenship
      • NGOs in the Arab World Post-Arab Uprisings
      • Academia & Social Justice
    • Middle East Media Project >
      • Journalism Against the Grain
    • The Egypt Project >
      • Towards a Cultural Cartography
      • After Tahrir
      • Audio Content
    • Refugees and Migrants Project >
      • Refugees in Lebanon
      • Study Week Beirut
    • Black-Palestinian Transnational Solidarities Project
  • Initiatives
    • Political Islam, ISIS, and Sectarianism >
      • Understanding the ISIS Phenomenon
      • Sectarianism, Identity and Conflict in Islamic Contexts
    • SAND
    • MED RESET
  • Events
    • Mailing List
    • 2015 Events
    • 2014 Events
    • 2013 Events
    • 2012 Events
    • 2011 Events
    • 2010 Events
  • Summer Institutes
  • Internships
    • Application Form
  • Blog