Fourteenth Annual ASMEA Conference

November 13 - 15, 2021 | Washington Georgetown Marriott Hotel | Washington, D.C. | Virtual Option 

Join us for our Fourteenth Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on November 13 - 15, 2021. As in previous years, we will host a dynamic group of academics, scholars, and policymakers from around the globe. Presentations on scholarly topics from Middle Eastern and African studies, and related disciplines will be showcased.

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• Opening remarks delivered by H.E. Houda Nonoo, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Washington D.C.
• Roundtable discussion on Fouad Ajami's legacy, "Dream Palaces: Twenty Years After 9/11."
• Keynote presentation by Ambassador Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan ambassador to the United States.
• Awards ceremony for the Bernard Lewis Prize.
• Awards banquet luncheon.
• Discussion and book signing of member Prof. Eliezer Tauber's publication, The Massacre That Never Was: The Myth of Deir Yassin and the Creation of the Palestinian Refugee Problem.
• Networking cocktail reception.
• Film screenings.

View an outline of the schedule and the list of anticipated paper presentations.

The conference will take place at the Washington Georgetown Marriott Hotel where conference attendees can book a discounted room rate. For those who are unable to attend in-person, the conference will be a hybrid event and have a virtual component.

Registration Information

Below are the rates to attend the Fourteenth Annual ASMEA Conference. The rates apply to both in-person and virtual attendees. Please contact us for special discounted rates for undergraduate student groups.

*Conference fees are nonrefundable

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