DUMESC is a hub for research, education, and outreach that serves as a forum at the local, national We hope you'll be a part of it.
Our Approach:
Our center is distinguished by its transregional approach to the Middle East. We approach the Middle East as a unit extending from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. Our approach emphasizes interdisciplinarity, comparativity, and connectivity. Our Partners:
DUMESC is part of the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies. The Consortium combines the strengths of our center with
02/17/2025
Explore Duke University Libraries’ holdings about the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and the Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey. This short series by Sean Swanick, Librarian for Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic Studies can be accessed here:
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2025/02/11/ayvalik-and-the-1923-mubadele-%E1%BC%80%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AE-population-exchange/
02/07/2025
There is still time to apply! Learn more about this exciting and new MA program in the Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke. https://asianmideast.duke.edu/graduate
01/31/2025
"My Journey with the Middle East: Yemen, Egypt, and the Making of Media of the Masses" with Andrew Simon
East Duke Building, Pink Parlor Room
Thursday, February 6 at 6:00 PM
12/20/2024
Speaker Series: Climate History in the Middle East! Please find a number of talks happening at Duke in Spring 2025. More details to follow in January.
10/30/2024
We hope you can join us for a Zoom book talk and discussion with Dr. Paolo Sartori on Nov. 14 at 2 PM EST. Learn more details by visiting the link and please register in advance: https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tc-6uqTgsGdb68JDLSTjZja_WOJ5_NvoD
Look forward to seeing you there!
10/23/2024
Join us via Zoom on November 7 at 1 PM EST for a book presentation: Counting Egypt (Recenser l’Égypt) by Malak Labib (Research Associate at Institut français d'archéologie orientale (IFAO) in Cairo. We hope to see you there! Please register in advance: https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-qurjIpHdyCtihZ3ZgCDqxNTTzTHyOL
10/21/2024
Join us on Oct. 31 at 2 PM EST for a book presentation via Zoom by Prof. Munira Khayyat (NYU Abu Dhabi)! Our very own, Fadi Bardawil (AMES, Duke) will provide commentary. We hope to see you there! Please register in advance. https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpdeqtrzMpEt30gCGeWi1f4tCwAfa0UpE2
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