Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)

09/01/2026

REGISTER NOW: Nineteenth Annual ASMEA Conference, November 7-9, 2026, Washington, DC. 🪬🌍📚🗣️
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08/30/2026

An Iranian-linked foundation gave millions to American universities, funding Persian language and Middle East Studies programs at schools including Columbia and Rutgers.

08/28/2026

Syllabus season is here and our most recent Crown Conversation offers a timely analysis of the U.S.-Israel War on Iran from three different regional perspectives.

Crown Conversation 32, “The Iran War: What Has Changed and What Comes Next for the Middle East?,” looks at how the conflict is reshaping the Iranian state and society, nuclear diplomacy and Israeli politics, the U.S.–Israel relationship, and the evolving regional security order in the Gulf, including the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

This Crown Conversation is an accessible starting point for both students and scholars trying to understand what's at stake for the region.

Read it on the Crown Center website: https://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/crown-conversations/index.html

08/27/2026

APPLY NOW: Student Poster Competition proposals are accepted on a rolling basis through October 5.
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08/26/2026

📣 Calling Tenure-line Israeli Faculty 🇮🇱 🇺🇸

Interested in teaching across epochs? Israel Studies bridges millennia and encompasses ancient texts and archaeology, modern history and literature, religious traditions, social movements, and cutting-edge technology.

Consider teaching about Israel in the United States during your sabbatical and connect the distant past with the urgent present to show students how historical narratives shape modern societies.

Archaeology and Ancient History are only two of many fields in the humanities and social science welcome to apply to our Visiting Faculty Program. If you have a sabbatical coming up, add a teaching component and apply for funding. Applications due by November 3 for AY 27-28. https://bit.ly/3QvNTyb

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Rhetoric profoundly shaped the worldview, intellectual culture, and literature of the Byzantine Empire throughout its millennium-long history. Rhetorical education—and literary education in general—was central to elite identity: it enabled social mobility and allowed its graduates to pursue care...

04/28/2026

🚨DUE May 1: Apply Now ~ 2026 Research & Travel Grants! This year we are pleased to offer additional Travel Grant opportunities for scholars to present research on topics related to North African Studies as well as Abraham Accords/ Gulf Region Studies.
Don't delay - submit your application today!--> https://www.asmeascholars.org/upcoming-conference

04/09/2026

APPLY NOW: New 2026 Research & Travel Grant Opportunities (North African; Gulf Region; Abraham Accords)!! -