University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

05/11/2026

The latest CMENAS newsletter has arrived, featuring the people, programs, and conversations shaping MENA studies at U-M. 🌍✨

📖 Read here: https://myumi.ch/e7QwM

04/22/2026

TODAY at 5:30PM at 555 Weiser Hall!

Join us for Sitting with Loss: An Evening of Poetry and Translation, hosted by CMENAS.
This in-person event brings together undergraduate students, PhD students, and faculty for readings that reflect on recent events in Iran.
📅 Wednesday, April 22
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 555 Weiser Hall
🔸 In person only, snacks provided!

04/21/2026

TOMORROW! Don't miss it!

Join us for Sitting with Loss: An Evening of Poetry and Translation, hosted by CMENAS.
This in-person event brings together undergraduate students, PhD students, and faculty for readings that reflect on recent events in Iran.
📅 Wednesday, April 22
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 555 Weiser Hall
🔸 In person only, snacks provided!

04/20/2026

Join us for Sitting with Loss: An Evening of Poetry and Translation, hosted by CMENAS.
This in-person event brings together undergraduate students, PhD students, and faculty for readings that reflect on recent events in Iran.
📅 Wednesday, April 22
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 555 Weiser Hall
🔸 In person only, snacks provided!

03/24/2026

Happening TODAY @ 4:30PM in Weiser Hall Room 355. Dont miss it!

Join the CMENAS for an engaging alumni lecture:

Oh the Places They Will Go: Qatari High School Students and Their College Choices

📅 Tuesday, March 24
🕓 4:30 PM
📍 355 Weiser Hall

Featuring Mohammad Al-Ansari, this talk explores how students in navigate decisions around higher education. The discussion highlights the academic, social, and cultural factors shaping student mobility and the broader implications for higher education in the region.

Whether you're a student, educator, alum, or community member interested in global education and the MENA region, this conversation offers valuable insight.

We hope you’ll join us! https://myumi.ch/mRy3N

03/23/2026

Join us tomorrow at 4:30 PM in 355 Weiser Hall!

Join the CMENAS for an engaging alumni lecture:

Oh the Places They Will Go: Qatari High School Students and Their College Choices

📅 Tuesday, March 24
🕓 4:30 PM
📍 355 Weiser Hall

Featuring Mohammad Al-Ansari, this talk explores how students in navigate decisions around higher education. The discussion highlights the academic, social, and cultural factors shaping student mobility and the broader implications for higher education in the region.

Whether you're a student, educator, alum, or community member interested in global education and the MENA region, this conversation offers valuable insight.

We hope you’ll join us! https://myumi.ch/mRy3N

03/20/2026

Join the CMENAS for an engaging alumni lecture:

Oh the Places They Will Go: Qatari High School Students and Their College Choices

📅 Tuesday, March 24
🕓 4:30 PM
📍 355 Weiser Hall

Featuring Mohammad Al-Ansari, this talk explores how students in navigate decisions around higher education. The discussion highlights the academic, social, and cultural factors shaping student mobility and the broader implications for higher education in the region.

Whether you're a student, educator, alum, or community member interested in global education and the MENA region, this conversation offers valuable insight.

We hope you’ll join us! https://myumi.ch/mRy3N

03/19/2026

Thank you.
Because of you, CMENAS will continue to foster scholarship, language study, and global dialogue even in the absence of federal funding.
We are deeply grateful.💛💙

03/18/2026

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03/18/2026

TOMORROW!

Iran: What’s Going On
Thursday, March 19 @ 7:30PM
Angell Hall auditorium D
Refreshments provided!

A discussions on how Iran got to its current state, life in Iran under the current regime, and public opinion of Iranians around the regime.

A conversation with Dr. Babayan & Dr. Amin