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The Middle East Institute of Columbia University, founded in 1954, has
helped to set the national pace in developing an interdisciplinary
approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the
present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Fostering
an inter-regional and multi-disciplinary approach to the region, the
Institute focuses on the Arab countries, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Turkey,
Central Asia, and Muslim Diaspora communities.
The Institute sponsors approximately 30 lunch-time talks per year on
topics ranging from art and literature to current events, hosts
conferences, and provides a neutral atmosphere for scholarly and student
exchanges of views on issues concerning the Middle East, North Africa,
and Central Asia. It offers courses and outreach seminars to teachers
and adult education groups, briefs journalists, and generally acts as a
clearing-house for requests for information on the region and its
peoples by the media, educational professionals, and the interested
public, drawing upon the expertise of its own staff and the faculty of
the School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia University.
New: Summer 2009 fellowships for undergraduate students
Culture and History: Understanding the Arab World
Summer program for High School students in NY and Amman, Jordan
Past MEI Events
This site was created and designed by John Flaig.
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