The minor in Middle East and North Africa Studies at Christopher Newport University is an interdisciplinary program that provides a foundation of knowledge of Middle Eastern and North African history, politics, cultures, languages, religions, and peoples as well as enhances student understanding of European and American interactions with culturally diverse and politically important regions of the world. The Middle East and North Africa encompasses vast regions (from Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean to Iran on the Persian Gulf) with diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The minor provides students with a framework to understand the development of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa against the background of a long and vibrant history and the diversity of the region’s religions, ethnic groups and cultures.
In our program, we strive for diversity, inclusivity, and the highest academic achievements. The events we organize range from academic lectures, conferences, films, cultural trips, poetry readings, book club, exhibitions, to picnics and barbecues. Our students volunteered with the UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund), participated along with professors in poetry readings in the languages of the Middle East (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian , Turkish and Kurdish) held every October, and regularly attend conferences in Washington D.C.
For more information about the minor, please contact: Professor Diana Obeid: [email protected]; Professor Hussam Timani: [email protected]
You can also check CNU's academic catalogue: https://cnu.edu/public/undergradcatalog/_pdf/cnu-undergraduate_catalog_19-20.pdf