Kühn Initiative for Post-Conflict Development Studies
October 9th, 2024
CMES is proud to announce a collaboration with Heidi Kühn, philanthropist and nominee for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize: the Kühn Initiative for Post-Conflict Development Studies, a research initiative devoted to the study of the economic and agricultural...Read more about Kühn Initiative for Post-Conflict Development Studies
CMES-IBA Karachi Summer School
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
California Consortium in Islamic Studies
The California Consortium in Islamic Studies (CCIS) aims to spearhead interdisciplinary collaboration among institutions in California for the study of Islam from its origins to the contemporary period. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a partnership between the CMES and...Read more about California Consortium in Islamic Studies
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens Program
Ambassador J. Christoper Stevens received a bachelor's degree in history from UC Berkeley in 1982. He immediately joined the Peace Corps, which took him to Morocco. This experience sparked in him an abiding passion for the Middle East, leading to his career in the US Foreign Service and postings...Read more about Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens Program