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Who are CMES faculty and where do they sit?

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CMES does not appoint faculty; rather, all faculty are appointed in academic departments at Harvard’s various Schools. All endowed professorships at Harvard University sit in the University’s departments and not at its research centers.

Roger Owen, 83: Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on November 4, 2025, a tribute to the life and service of the late Roger Owen was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Read the tribute to Roger Owen in the Harvard Gazette.

Roy Parviz Mottahedeh, 84: Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 2, 2025, a tribute to the life and service of the late Roy Parviz Mottahedeh was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Read the tribute to Roy Parviz Mottahedeh in the Harvard...

CMES Faculty Active Speakers This Spring

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Traveling as far as Tokyo, Japan and Venice, Italy to impart their expertise, CMES faculty members have been active participants in recent conferences and workshops on the Middle East. Ali Asani "Wherever You Turn Is the Face of God" Conference: The Face...

CMES Faculty and the CUE Guide

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The CUE Guide (Committee on Undergraduate Education Guide) serves as an indispensable tool for Harvard students during the course selection process by supplementing other sources of information such as the Courses of Instruction, academic advisors, and...

Tarek Masoud Named New Faculty Chair of Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative

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Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs today announced that CMES Steering Committee member Tarek Masoud, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, will serve as faculty chair of the Belfer Center’s Middle...

Publications by Faculty & Alumni

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New Faculty: Christina Maranci

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Christina Maranci, the new Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies in the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and History of Art and Architecture, is the first person of Armenian descent to hold the position. Read a Q&A with Maranci in...

Potential Faculty Sponsors

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Reception of European Law, Origins and Islamic Legal Revivalism, and Transformations in Islamic Jurisprudence

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This dissertation examines the reception of European law in Egypt, the origins of Egyptian movements to revive Islamic law, and foundations of transformations in Egyptian-Islamic legal thought between 1875 and 1960. The dissertation has two principal...

Research & Activities

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is home to a diverse group of faculty, students, and other scholars engaged in research and study covering a large variety of fields. In addition to the vibrant faculty and student community, CMES welcomes an annual...

Through A Camera Obscura: Economic Science and the Emergence of the Market in Colonial Egypt

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The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Seminar presents Casey Primel Volkswagen Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, Harvard University Commentators: Roger Owen, AJ Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Harvard...