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Submissions are Now Open for hashtag#MESA2026!
MESA invites your proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers for the 60th Annual Meeting in Boston!
mesana.org/annual-meeting/ca…
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The 2025 MESA conference is only 2 months away! Don’t miss out on being a part of our Book Exhibit. We welcome any presses, organizations, and vendors with an interest in Middle East studies.
For more information go to mesana.org/annual-meeting/bo… or email [email protected]
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#Employment The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) invites applications for a part-time Digital Content Associate to support the MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights, with a focus on the Academic Freedom Initiative.
Read more: mesana.org/resources-and-opp…
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Pursuant to our mission, the Board declares its support of Iranian students, teachers, and scholars who have been risking (and giving) their lives to peacefully protest their government’s policies. We express our solidarity with our Iranian colleagues in Iran and the world over.
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The MESA Board of Directors has issued a statement condemning the ongoing and intensified Iranian government repression of protests.
Please see the full statement here: mesana.org/advocacy/letters-…
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Please see our letter to Egyptian authorities regarding the cases of several academics waiting in detention, facing trial, or who have restricted movement.
mesana.org/advocacy/committe…
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Historian and researcher, Tooraj Amini, who was unjustly imprisoned in Iran for several months, was released this morning. Thanks to the academicians and @MESA_1966, @AIS_1967, @OfficialBrismes for their statements and support.
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MESA declares its solidarity with student and faculty protestors of the recent developments at Boğaziçi University. The Board of Directors of MESA condemns the ongoing and intensified government assault on higher education in Turkey.
Full statement: mesana.org/advocacy/letters-…
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Former and current Boğaziçi professors (@ToprakBinnaz, @UErguder, @kemalkirisci, @arslanalp_mert, and four others) will discuss the state of higher education and academic freedom in Turkey by reflecting on the past of Boğaziçi University and analyzing the recent events.
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⭐MESA 2021 Call for Papers⭐
MESA calls for submissions from members for its 55th annual meeting to be held in the fall of 2021. Submissions will be accepted from Jan 8- Feb 18, 2021.
mesana.org/annual-meeting/ca…
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MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights and MESA Committee on Academic Freedom Statement on the Circumstances of the Arrest and Detention of Iranian Materials Scientist Dr. Sirous Asgari.
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CORRECTION
#JobOpening: The Middle East Studies Association seeks a part-time research assistant for a project collecting data on the denial of entry and visas to students and academics from the Middle East to the United States.
More information: mesana.org/resources-and-opp…
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NYT responds to @CAF4MESA Chair Laurie Brand's and others' questions regarding reporter's seizure of ISIS documents from Iraq: nyti.ms/2xByByG
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Dr. Laurie Brand, Chair of @CAF4MESA quoted in NYT article about dangers for academics doing research in Egypt- Egypt Hands Over Video in Murder Case — Damaged and 2 Years Late nyti.ms/2HaVBnx
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Latest episode of @pritheworld interviews @CAF4MESA chair Laurie Brand and NYT reporter Callimachi re: Callimachi's removal of ISIS documents from Iraq. pri.org/programs/the-world
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Important story by The Intercept on @nytimes’s illegal transfer of Iraqi documents abroad, featuring @CAF4MESA’s open letter on the issue. theintercept.com/2018/05/23/…
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Critics like @sinanantoon said the Times had plundered Iraqi history. @Farhanistan spearheaded a petition calling on the Times to return the documents to Iraq. Eventually, @CAF4MESA weighed in, saying that the removal of documents violated international law.
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“The Scholars, the Media, and the Middle East” debate between Bernard Lewis and Edward Said in 1986 - @MESA_1966 vimeo.com/237772069
