Tuesday, November 25, 2025
On November 17, 2025, the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and Professor Luke Yarbrough (UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) co-organized a one-day workshop and a public...
Monday, September 22, 2025
In spring 2025, an initial field survey for the Highland Ecology of Morocco project has been successfully completed, marking a productive start of a new collaborative initiative between the University...
The inaugural Critical Amazigh Studies Summer Institute (CASSI) took place at the Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) from June 30 to July 11, 2025, marking an important moment in a...
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Starting this year, eligible students at UCLA will be able to obtain a new Graduate Certificate in Global Islam and Muslims, offered by UCLA Islamic Studies Program.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Thanks to the Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FLAS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies has awarded six FLAS fellowships for Summer...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
UCLA's Aomar Boum has spent 22 years championing interfaith familiarity and amity.
Monday, August 8, 2022
International development studies (IDS) faculty who taught several of the major's core required courses in the 2021–22 academic year worked to strengthen the cumulative pedagogy of their courses.
Thursday, October 6, 2022
UCLA Sociology professor Kevan Harris talks on a podcast about Iran's ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was detained by the country's morality police as the...
The New York Times explores why Los Angeles is home to the world's largest Iranian community outside of Iran, featuring input from UCLA Sociology professor Kevan Harris.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Asma Sayeed is strengthening the Islamic studies program and its connection to L.A. and beyond.