Welcome to The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies Website
Villanova University's Center for Arab and Islamic
Studies celebrated the 25th anniversary of its existence with an
international conference that
took place April 1-4, 2009.
The Center organizes events: lectures, film series, conferences and outreach
programs for the University and the Greater Philadelphia communities. The Center
also hosts academic seminars by scholars of international stature. The Journal
of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies published at the University, features
articles by highly regarded critics and scholars on issues pertinent to modern
Islamic societies.
Academic programs: The concentration and
minor serve undergraduates who wish to
emphasize Arab and Islamic studies in conjunction with a major. The course of
studies enables students to add an Arab and Islamic dimension to their
understanding of international issues and world cultures. The program also
prepares students for work in government or business related to the region and
for advanced graduate studies. Read More...
The College of Liberal Arts and Science is pleased to
offer to its students, faculty, and staff access to Mideastwire.com,
an Internet-based news service that employs a team of translators from
around the region to gather important stories from and about the Middle
East. ...read
more...
