The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) is a research and teaching center at Harvard University.
We offer a Master of Arts degree in Regional Studies — Middle East, and three joint PhD programs in Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology, History of Art and Architecture, and History. CMES sponsors a robust line-up of public lectures, seminars, conferences, workshops, and film screenings, and hosts an annual cohort of visiting researchers.
03/16/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 3/16/26
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CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 3/16/26 Email from Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University View this message in your browser Week of March 16, 2026 News and Announcements Walid Khalidi, Scholar Called Father of Palestini
03/09/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 3/9/26
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CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 3/9/26 Email from Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University View this message in your browser Week of March 9, 2026 This Week at CMES MIDDLE EAST FORUM After the Last Sky: Edward Said and the
03/02/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 3/2/26
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02/23/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 2/23/26
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CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 2/23/26 Email from Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University View this message in your browser Week of February 23, 2026 This Week at CMES Weaponizing Gender Online: Disinformation, Politics,
02/17/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 2/17/26
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02/09/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 2/9/26
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02/02/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 2/2/26
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01/27/2026
01/26/2026
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 1/26/26
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CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 1/26/26 Email from Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University View this message in your browser Week of January 26, 2026 Save the Date Picking Up the Pieces in Post-Conflict Syria: A Discussio
12/08/2025
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 12/8/25
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12/01/2025
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 12/1/25
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11/24/2025
CMES Events & Updates -- Week of 11/24/25
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