Jordan, an enriching journey
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Anushka Srivastava ’24
Student Spotlight: Jad Hamze '25
Student Spotlight: Mica Maltzman '25
Student Spotlight: Huma Ramazan Ali '22
Student Spotlight: Luisa Suad Bocconcelli ’21.5
Student Spotlight: Adriana Lorenzini '22
Student Spotlight: Alexandra Wells '22
Student Spotlight: Jaylim Aboneaaj '22.5
Climate panel invites experts on gender, migration, climate change
Student Spotlight: Julius Gingles '21
Student Spotlight: Tara Marshi ’21
Student Spotlight: Jack Johnson ’21
Student Spotlight: Mathilde Barland ’21
Student Spotlight: Anchita Dasgupta '21
Student Spotlight: Claire Davidson Miller ’21
Student Spotlight: Adam Stein ’21
Student Spotlight: Alexandra Wells '22
Student Spotlight: Jaylim Aboneaaj '22
Student Spotlight: Rita Slaoui '23
Research Travel Award winner Martin Uildriks – Early 20th Century Archaeological Praxis through the Mesa’eed Archives
2020-2021 Middle East Studies Undergraduate Fellow Liam Walk
2020-2021 Middle East Studies Undergraduate Fellow Huma Ramazan Ali
Student Spotlight: Zahra Asghar ’20
2020-2021 Middle East Studies Undergraduate Fellow Anchita Dasgupta
Alexander Vaughan Williams ‘20's capstone explores Saudi Arabian politics and governance.
Kelley Tackett ‘20 will explore justice-oriented archaeology through research in India with Fulbright scholarship
Senior Paula Pacheco Soto ’20 hopes to explore gender and displacement in Latin America and the Middle East
Study abroad in Oman informs future career goals for Benjamin Chiacchia ’20
Sophie Zacharakis ’19.5 transferred to Brown as a sophomore and found a community within MES
Through MES Research Travel Award funds, Laurel Darcy Hackley investigates petroglyphs and rock art in Egypt
PhD candidate Kareem Estefan travels to Berlin with Middle East Studies Research Travel Award funds
Keenan Wilder conducts archival research of colonial era Tunisia’s labor movements
Daniel Plekhov uses MES Research Travel Award for travel to Petra
Huma Ramazan Ali studies Mughal Persian with MES Research Travel Award funds
Ayşe Şanlı explores geography and the politics of border-making in contemporary Europe
Maariyah Lateef conducts archival research on the legal writings of Ibn ʿĀbidīn
Cyril Villarosa Uy II researches Mongol-era Sufi Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamuwayī in Istanbul
A passion for working with marginalized communities informs the undergraduate experience within Middle East Studies for Alexander Samaha ’19
Study abroad in Jordan for Zahra Asghar ’20 provides an opportunity for research & a broader understanding of humanitarian aid & international governance
Rakan Aboneaaj ‘19 plans to travel to São Paulo, Brazil to study Arab-Brazilian immigrant community
PhD candidate Vicky Almansa travels to Egypt for dissertation research and practical experience in archaeology methodology
History PhD student Anil Askin conducts archival research in Turkey with MES Research Travel Award funds
PhD student Robert Kashow researches the intersection of religion, politics, and violence in the ancient Near East
Student Spotlight: Rhea Stark ’18.5
Ryan Saadeh `20 worked with refugees and asylees at the International Rescue Committee this summer
Kelley Tackett `20’s interest in cultural heritage studies of the Middle East contextualizes its relevance to modern political and social movements
Emma Jerzyk `17.5 | On How Her Travels Broadened Her Understanding of the MENA Region's Complicated Dynamics.
Jessica Murphy `19 furthers her interest in global politics with a regional focus on the Middle East
Benjamin Gladstone `18 | Gaining New Perspectives on Complex Issues
Oona Cahill | MES Undergraduate Fellowship Funds London Summer Research
Katherine Chu conducts archival research in London with focus on British missionaries in Egypt during interwar period
Frishta Qaderi summer research and language studies in Kyrgyzstan
Sophie Kasakove '17.5 explores the use of urban planning and public works development in the UK and Israel
Graduate Student Samee Sulaiman deepens Arabic fluency as a foundation to upcoming field research
MESGSA leader Sara Hefny wins Fulbright Scholarship
Naishad Kai-ren '17 heads to Beijing as Schwarzman Scholar
Melissa Dembski-Sullivan '17
Raphaela Chakravarti '17
Sophie Kasakove '17.5 looks to career in journalism after Brown
Sabiya Ahamed '17 serves as liaison to first- and second-year students
Graduate student David Fossum explores links between music and cultural policy in Turkey
Ruby Moore-Bloom '17 explores role of ESL teaching in refugee and immigrant communities
Emma Jerzyk '17 balances STEM studies and journalism with MES concentration
Asya Igmen '17 explores connections between Middle East and Central America during summer abroad
Student Spotlight: Nikhita Mendis '17
Student Spotlight: Ben Gladstone ’18
Student Spotlight: Asya Igmen '17
Student Spotlight: Kutay Onayli ‘17
Student Spotlight: Katherine Long '15.5
Student Spotlight:Julian Jiggetts '16
Student Spotlight: Rafael Contreras ‘15