The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan, offer 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.
Founded in 1955, the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (IBA) is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). As the first of numerous business schools established around the world with the support of USAID, IBA has developed a world-class faculty with expertise in diverse areas of study.
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.