MESA: Middle East Studies Association NA

MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine.
Read full report here: https://mesana.org/advocacy/task-force-on-civil-and-human-rights/2025/11/5/discriminating-against-dissent-the-weaponization-of-civil-rights-law-to-repress-campus-speech-on-palestine

Only one week left to submit your abstracts for our upcoming conference in Washington, DC! Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to join our community in solidarity, present your research, and network with leading scholars and professionals in this field. https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers

40 days remaining!!

Join us from November 11-16 for the 58th MESA Annual Meeting with around 200 virtual sessions, Book Exhibit, Film Festival and special events that dive deep into the field of Middle East studies!

Register now if you have not! [https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/registration]

Reminder: Submit now to MESA's Graduate Student Paper Prize, with all materials due on August 15th. All submission materials should be submitted via the form on the MESA website: https://mesana.org/awards/category/mesa-graduate-student-paper/mesa-graduate-student-paper-prize-nomination-guidelines.
Papers will be reviewed using a blind process; therefore, no identifying information should appear anywhere on the student paper. Papers will be evaluated according to originality of research and conceptualization (or interpretation), cogency of argument, and clarity of writing. Provide verification of graduate student status by asking a faculty member to send in a statement via email verifying that the paper was written as a graduate student and was produced between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Please send any questions to [email protected].

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Submit now to MESA's Graduate Student Paper Prize, with all materials due on August 15th. All submission materials should be submitted via the form on the MESA website: https://mesana.org/awards/category/mesa-graduate-student-paper/mesa-graduate-student-paper-prize-nomination-guidelines.
Papers will be reviewed using a blind process; therefore, no identifying information should appear anywhere on the student paper. Papers will be evaluated according to originality of research and conceptualization (or interpretation), cogency of argument, and clarity of writing. Provide verification of graduate student status by asking a faculty member to send in a statement via email verifying that the paper was written as a graduate student and was produced between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Please send any questions to [email protected].

FINAL reminder to submit now to MESA's Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Awards by the deadline on July 1st. Dissertations must be nominated by the author’s advisor or someone who served on the dissertation committee. Find out more about the submission guidelines here: https://mesana.org/awards/category/malcolm-h-kerr-dissertation-awards/kerr-guidelines
Please send any questions to [email protected].