Join us for an enriching conversation on Turkish coffee culture and tradition along with its journey from past to present. You will also learn how to prepare delicious Turkish coffee through a live demonstration. Our expert guests will talk you through the process while you observe the coffee-making experience. Bon appetite! Afiyet olsun!
When: Feburary 23rd, 2021 | 12:00-1:00 PM CST
Where:...
Sectarianism and Ethnicity in the Arab Revolts: Who Should Rule?A presentation by Joshua Landis, organized in collaboration with the University of Illinois Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC
Thursday, March 25, 2021
7:00-8:30 pm (CST)
prior registration required: click here to register!
The many faces of CSAMESLearn from the best in CSAMES
CSAMES welcomes new Director, Professor Wail HassanDr. Hassan brings significant experience with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies as a member of the Center’s Executive Committee, and has been extensively involved in area studies.
CSAMES CoursesA wide range of courses, open to all students, focusing on South Asia and the Middle East.
Lecture seriesJoin us for our engaging lecture series. Now available online!
Alumni Spotlight: Matt Hendrick
Matt was a recipient of both the Summer 2016 Center of African Studies FLAS fellowship and the Academic Year 2016-2017 CAS FLAS. In summer 2016 he took Arabic here at UIUC through the SILMW (Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World) program. In the academic year he will be taking...
Recent Lecture: Photobook Egypt: Nine Stories, Nine Influential Photographers
Photobook Egypt: Nine Stories, Nine Influential Photographers, presented by Marwa M. Abou Leila, Co-founder of Photopia Cairo and Curator of Photobook Egypt. Dr. Abou Leila discusses her dream is to offer a non-digital platform to document extraordinary photography work and make it accessible and...
Center News
- Thursday, March 25, 2021 7:00-8:30 pm (CST) prior registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4m33wnd9
- Executive Director Jerry Davila has announced that Professor Waïl Hassan has been appointed Director of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies beginning January, 2021. Dr. Hassan is a Professor in the Program in Comparative and World Literature and the Department of English. His...
- Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) program awarded to the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) for the 2020-2022 academic years. The funding amount is $99,042 with cost-share contributions totaling $133,559 in Year 1 and...