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Mailing Address:
ASMEA
P.O. Box 33699
Washington, DC 20033 USA
Phone:
(202) 429-8860
Email:
info@asmeascholars.org
Welcome to ASMEA
ASMEA is a new academic society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of research and teaching in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related fields. It is a response to the mounting interest in these increasingly inter-related fields, and the absence of any single group addressing them in a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary fashion.
ASMEA is, first and foremost, a community of scholars concerned to protect academic freedom and promote the search for truth to reach new heights in inquiry. The Association will advance the discourse in these fields by offering its members new opportunities to publish and present ideas to the academic community and beyond.
ASMEA will offer its assistance to established and new scholars, including un-tenured faculty, graduate students, and those in related fields to expand the body of scholars and knowledge.
Professor Bernard Lewis ▪ Professor Fouad Ajami
ASMEA Publications
Forthcoming Issue: Journal of the Middle East and Africa
The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, the flagship publication of ASMEA, is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to include both the entire continent of Africa and the Middle East within its purview — exploring the historic social, economic, and political links between these two regions, as well as the modern challenges they face.
Interdisciplinary in its nature, it approaches the regions from the perspectives of Middle Eastern and African studies as well as anthropology, economics, history, international law, political science, religion, security studies, women's studies, and other disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. It seeks to promote new research to better understand the past and chart more clearly the future of scholarship on the regions. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa is published in cooperation with Taylor & Francis.
To order a copy of the Journal, click here.
Scholarly papers, on current research only, are now being accepted for upcoming issues. For consideration, please submit papers to journal@asmeascholars.org.
ASMEA Annual Conference
Save the Date!
5th Annual ASMEA Conference
History and the “New” Middle East and Africa
October 11-13, 2012
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.
The 2012 conference will feature:
• Banquet luncheon, keynote address, and professional networking reception.
• Featured presentations by leading policymakers and scholars including Prof. Kanan Makiya and Dr. Gérard Prunier on the "African Arab Spring."
• Panel discussions on top academic research in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related disciplines.
• Displays by publishers of the latest academic titles.
• Film screenings.
Registration fees:
Full/Associate Members: $60 **After Sept. 15, $75 Log in here.
Student Members: $30 **After Sept. 15, $50 Log in here.
Non-Members: $150 Register here.
NOTE: Members of ASMEA may log in to register for the Conference at Membership rates. If you are not yet a Member, submit your membership dues before registering for Full or Student Member rates. To attend at the Non-Member rate, register for the website and then log in to register for the Conference.
ASMEA Membership
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Become A Member
Who Should Join:
ASMEA membership is open to teaching professionals, students, government employees, interested members of the public, and academic institutions, engaged in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related fields.
Costs:
Membership is available in the following categories: Individual Members, $65; Student Members, $35; Life Members, $1,000; Institutional Membership, $400.
Benefits Of Membership:
Subscription to the Journal of the Middle East and Africa; Discounted Conference Registration Fees; Unlimited Job Bank Access; Write for Book Notes service; Eligible for Awards, Research, and Travel Grants; Receive Quarterly ASMEA e-Newsletter.
For more information and to become a member, click here. ASMEA Publications
Selected Papers from ASMEA's 2008 Conference Now Available as a Collected Volume
Political Islam from Muhammed to Ahmadinejad, Joseph M. Skelly, ed. (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Security International, 2009), 276p.
ASMEA is proud to announce that selections from our inaugural conference are now available in a new release from Praeger Security International (an imprint of ABC-CLIO) entitled Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad: Defenders, Detractors, and Definitions. Edited by ASMEA’s Treasurer, Joseph Morrison Skelly, this collected volume features a Foreword by ASMEA’s Chairman, Bernard Lewis, and brings together a team of experts to create a compelling, scholarly investigation of the interrelationship of Islam and politics. Learn More
ASMEA Annual Conference
Call for Papers
5th Annual ASMEA Conference
History and the “New” Middle East and Africa
October 11-13, 2012
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.
ASMEA is currently seeking proposals for paper presentations at the 2012 annual conference. Members from any discipline, tenured or untenured faculty or those otherwise affiliated with a recognized research institution, may submit proposals to participate in the conference. Unique proposals from senior graduate students (ABD) will also be considered. Abstracts on topics related to the Middle East and Africa should consist of a one-page outline of the proposed subject to be presented. A recent C.V. and all contact data must be attached to the proposal (name, e-mail, phone number, affiliation). The due date for proposals is Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Proposals should be sent to: info@asmeascholars.org
Completed papers are due by August 31, 2012.
Visit here for more information.Welcome to ASMEA
ASMEA is a new academic society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of research and teaching in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related fields. It is a response to the mounting interest in these increasingly inter-related fields, and the absence of any single group addressing them in a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary fashion.
ASMEA is, first and foremost, a community of scholars concerned to protect academic freedom and promote the search for truth to reach new heights in inquiry. The Association will advance the discourse in these fields by offering its members new opportunities to publish and present ideas to the academic community and beyond.
ASMEA will offer its assistance to established and new scholars, including un-tenured faculty, graduate students, and those in related fields to expand the body of scholars and knowledge.
Professor Bernard Lewis ▪ Professor Fouad Ajami
ASMEA Publications
Forthcoming Issue: Journal of the Middle East and Africa
The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, the flagship publication of ASMEA, is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to include both the entire continent of Africa and the Middle East within its purview — exploring the historic social, economic, and political links between these two regions, as well as the modern challenges they face.
Interdisciplinary in its nature, it approaches the regions from the perspectives of Middle Eastern and African studies as well as anthropology, economics, history, international law, political science, religion, security studies, women's studies, and other disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. It seeks to promote new research to better understand the past and chart more clearly the future of scholarship on the regions. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa is published in cooperation with Taylor & Francis.
To order a copy of the Journal, click here.
Scholarly papers, on current research only, are now being accepted for upcoming issues. For consideration, please submit papers to journal@asmeascholars.org.
ASMEA Annual Conference
Save the Date!
5th Annual ASMEA Conference
History and the “New” Middle East and Africa
October 11-13, 2012
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.
The 2012 conference will feature:
• Panels with academic research by scholars in the fields of Middle Eastern and African studies.
• Banquet luncheon and professional networking reception.
• Displays by publishers on the latest academic titles.
Registration fees:
Full/Associate Members: $60** Log in here.
Student Members: $30** Log in here.
Non-Members: $150** Register here.
NOTE: If you are a Member of ASMEA, please log in to register for the Conference at the Membership rates. If you are not yet a Member, please submit your membership dues before registering for the Full or Student Member rates. If you wish to attend at the Non-Member rate, please register for the website and then log in to register for the Conference.
Association News
**SAVE THE DATE**
Fifth Annual ASMEA Conference:
History and the "New" Middle East and Africa
October 11-13, 2012 * Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.
Click here for more information and to register for the conference.
Full/Associate Members: $60
**After Sept. 15, $75
Student Members: $30
**After Sept. 15, $50
Non-Members: $150
Posted Photos and Videos from:
Fourth Annual ASMEA Conference
Out of the Past, Into the Future: Reflections on the Middle East and Africa
November 3-5, 2011 * Key Bridge Marriott Hotel * Washington, D.C.
Click here to view.
In the News
In Sudan, Give War a Chance(05/04/2012) Gérard Prunier, The New York Times Less than a year after South Sudan declared its independence, it appears headed for war once again with its northern neighbor, Sudan. At the same time, marginalized northerners are rebelling against the government of Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. The international community has called for a cease-fire and peace talks, but the return of violence is not necessarily a bad thing. Soldiers killing one another in war would be far less devastating than thousands of women and children starving to death while waiting for a negotiated peace that will never come.
An Incomplete Justice(04/26/2012) J. Peter Pham, The New York Times The verdict delivered Thursday against Charles G. Taylor for crimes against humanity ends a saga that began on Christmas Eve 1989, when Mr. Taylor and a group of Libyan-trained followers invaded Liberia, igniting a regional conflagration that eventually engulfed parts of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast.
America's Syria Abdication(04/24/2012) Fouad Ajami, The Wall Street Journal Little more than a year into their terrible ordeal, the Syrians are a people unillusioned. "We have been forsaken by the world," a noted figure of the opposition recently told me in Istanbul.
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