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Invitation to join UIUC Model Arab League
Email Maha Chahine @ chahine2@illlinois.edu for more details.
Digital Research Skills Course
This course is an introduction to digital tools, data management, and data visualization. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students across various disciplines.
K-12 Outreach and Resources on the Middle East
Our curriculum units are designed to be stand-alone lessons appropriate for many age levels or to serve as a basis for creating learning experiences to suit a wide range of grade levels and course requirements.
CSAMES Fall 2023 Events
The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies sponsors Brown Bag lectures during the fall and spring academic semesters.
The Education 2.0 Research and Documentation Project
Professor Herrera launches website with valuable resources on educationreform in Egypt.
Alumni Spotlight: Bayan Abusharara
Bayan was a Masters student in the Department of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her research interests are the Palestinian Diaspora, Women’s roles in social and revolutionary movements in the Levant, Palestinian activism in the West, as well as Islam in the West Bank. babush4@illinois.edu
Recent Lecture: China and the Middle East through the lens of Halal Diplomacy
This research focuses on certain halal markets that are large and have aspirations to lead halal certification and quality standardization in recent years. Example: the MENA. Southeast Asia has inspired halal diplomacy with other players. I analyze whether China is a major halal market partner and their influence for each situation. This trend is also seen in major halal markets like MENA, EU, and ASEAN as these countries expand their halal certification processes. The paper examines halal markets and global South relations, focusing on China's influence, and outlines the interview methods...