Tagged: Center for Middle East Studies

‘New Feminist Voices in Islam’ is Jordanian scholar’s topic Oct. 18

‘New Feminist Voices in Islam’ is Jordanian scholar’s topic Oct. 18

A presentation by a Jordanian-born scholar on ‘New Feminist Voices in Islam’ will be the first public lecture offered through the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s new Center for Middle East Studies and Partnerships. Ibtesam Al Atiyat, a former visiting scholar at UW-Green Bay and now an assistant professor of sociology at St. Olaf College, will speak at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18.

Middle East travelers report busy first week

Middle East travelers report busy first week

Prof. David Coury, Humanistic Studies, shipped home an email Monday (July 12) from the nation of Jordan, where he’s helping lead a Wisconsin delegation that is spending a month abroad on a Fulbright-Hays grant.

Video: Learning Arabic at UW-Green Bay

Video: Learning Arabic at UW-Green Bay

A group of students, faculty and staff at UW-Green Bay is getting ready for a trip to Jordan by getting together to learn Arabic. It’s all in preparation for the new Center for Middle East Studies and Partnerships.

Center for Middle East Studies profiled

Center for Middle East Studies profiled

UW-Green Bay’s new Center for Middle East Studies was profiled Tuesday (May 18) in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The center will coordinate travel and study programs and promote a better understanding of that important...