The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan, are offering an intensive summer program in reading Arabic texts. The aim of the program is to train advanced students in some of the foundational texts of the Dars-e Nizāmī and to do so from within a decolonizing humanities framework.
The program is cosponsored by the American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology.
The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, with an established 68 years of legacy of imparting world-class education and cultivating thought leaders, is known as Pakistan’s premier business institution recognized internationally with world-class faculty, specializing in diverse areas of study. Over the years, IBA has transformed itself from a Business School to one of Pakistan’s most dynamic and prominent public sector institutions of higher learning. IBA offers exceptional learning opportunities in academia, research and innovation that hone and nurture youth into effective leaders who transform the world with their progressive leadership.
Please send an email to cmes@berkeley.edu with subject heading “IBA-CMES Summer Program, 2024” including the following materials as a single PDF attachment:
a 500-word narrative about your current research stage and project, level of training in Arabic, and how this program will help your future work
a brief statement confirming your ability to secure roundtrip transportation to Karachi and relevant formal documents. Please also indicate any level of financial need related to travel.
Any questions? Please contact Nathan Spannaus, CMES Executive Director.