CSAMES promotes research and scholarship on South Asia and the Middle East at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .
The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) promotes research and scholarship on South Asia and the Middle East. Our goal is to engage students and faculty in critical discussions and to create research and learning opportunities about South Asia and the Middle East and the ways these regions are connected to the rest of the world. Through our MA Program in South Asian and Middl
06/13/2026
What an impossible task to summarize these two days! We learned a lot from each other from the geography of the Middle East, to cultures, languages, ethnicities, and then back to the space of our classrooms, teaching resources, and how to connect better to our students with ideas for designing syllabi. It was a blast to spend time with these wonderful teachers and our amazing lecturers. Cherry on top? The Middle Eastern cuisine and live performance!
06/10/2026
Snippets from today. We can't wait for more tomorrow 🤩
06/04/2026
Read more about Sami's journey on CSAMES website. We are so proud of our students!
06/02/2026
Excellent workshop with incredible speakers! We're so ready for June 10&11 🤩
06/01/2026
We're getting close to this incredible workshop 🤩
05/23/2026
Today at 6 PM.
05/18/2026
05/18/2026
This Summer 2026 course still has openings. Registration closes on Friday.
05/12/2026
A few more days left to register!!!!
05/04/2026
The Carrie Busey International Night event was a great success. It is always enjoyable to connect with teachers, students and their families.