#  Disaster Studies Initiative 

 



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The Disaster Studies Initiative examines catastrophes in the Middle East and North Africa from an interdisciplinary perspective, with special focus on the history of seismicity. The initiative was founded by Cemal Kafadar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University in 2023. [Visit the CMES Disaster Studies Initiative website.](https://cmesdisasterstudies.fas.harvard.edu)