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Join us for Middle Eastern Studies Open House - Fall 2025
Date: September 11, 2025. Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Venue: Reed Hall Room 108
The 'Day After' Plan for Gaza: Professor Bernard Avishai quoted in Politico
"To stabilize Gaza- to organize any 'day-after' administration- one must find Arab partners who promise Gazans the hope of safety and reconstruction," the Visiting Professor of Government writes.
Gaza: Ezzedine Fishere joins BBC to discuss the way forward
Professor Fishere features on BBC to talk about 'the only realistic solution for Gaza'.
Professor Ezzedine Fishere's Washington Post article examines Egypt's potential role in shaping Gaza's future
The Distinguished Fellow in Middle Eastern politics writes an opinion piece on Egypt's temporary role in shaping Gaza's Future.
Prof Jonathan Smolin Featured on The afikra Podcast
Smolin, discusses his book "The Politics of Melodrama: The Cultural and Political Lives of Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and Gamal Abdel Nasser"
2025 Highlights from our Language Study Abroad Program in Rabat, Morocco
Calligraphy workshops, to visiting heritage sites, and meetings with Moroccan filmmakers.
Professor Jonathan Smolin serving as Acting Chair of Middle Eastern Studies for Academic year 2025 - 2026
For appointments, please email at Jonathan.Smolin@dartmouth.edu. Reed Hall, Room 320.
Congratulations to Elah Wilson '28, Recipient of the Feinstein First Year Excellence in Writing Award
Elah wins the award for her paper on population politics in Iran, which raises questions concerning nationalism, religion, and economic realities.
The Middle Eastern Studies Department Welcomes Professor Yoav Di-Capua
Please join the Department of Middle Eastern Studies in welcoming Visiting Professor Yoav Di-Capua for Summer 2025.
Congratulations to the Middle Eastern Studies Graduating Class of 2025!
Middle Eastern Studies and Jewish Studies Celebrate the Achievements of our Graduating Students.