University of Louisville Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS)

University of Louisville Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) The MEIS program combines Arabic language study with humanities, history, and social sciences. For more info, contact [email protected]

The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Program at the University of Louisville promotes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture, history, politics, literature, and religions of the Middle East and Islamic worlds. Our mission is to promote research and education on this region and on Islam to the University community. The program adopts the philosophy that is it necessary to acqui

re skills and competence in major regional languages. The MEIS program was launched in 2006-2007. This interdisciplinary undergraduate program gives students the opportunity to explore Middle East and Islamic studies from both a social science and humanities perspective. MEIS combines Arabic language study with coursework in anthropology, art history, humanities, history, and political science.

03/28/2017
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01/19/2017

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An invaluable internship opportunity in Washington DC next summer!Application deadline: February 24, 2017
12/05/2016

An invaluable internship opportunity in Washington DC next summer!
Application deadline: February 24, 2017

The Spring 2017 semester is right around the corner! Here are the courses that will be offered for MEIS credit.
11/10/2016

The Spring 2017 semester is right around the corner! Here are the courses that will be offered for MEIS credit.

Are you interested in a minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies? Here are the program requirements!
11/10/2016

Are you interested in a minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies? Here are the program requirements!

03/31/2016

Come to Bigelow Hall (in Miller IT, same bldg shared with McAllister's Deli) at 6PM to enjoy lectures and panel discussion from Jameela Barakaat, Dr. Ihsan Bagby of the University of Kentucky, and a few Muslim Student Association members. The topic at hand is the discussion of African and African American lives in the Islamic tradition. The event is catered by Queen of Sheba! For those coming from outside of the Belknap Campus, we recommend parking on 2nd, 3rd, & 4th St. http://louisville.edu/admissions/visit/campus-map

ASA bake sale tomorrow in Lutz Hall!
11/30/2015

ASA bake sale tomorrow in Lutz Hall!

10/06/2015

As high school graduates across the U.S. begin to piece together their freshman-year college schedules, very few will pencil in Arabic 101. Meanwhile, the need for Arabic-speaking professionals only continues to grow.

07/21/2015

Although the area has been inhabited since ancient times, the foundation of the city now known as Madrid owes its origins to a small Roman settlement built on the banks of the Manzanares River call...

06/12/2015

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Stevenson Hall 310, University Of Louisville
Louisville, KY

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+15028526864

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