Center for Middle East Studies
Undergraduate Resources
Brown's curriculum emphasizes individual freedom but that doesn't mean you have to navigate through your years at Brown all by yourself. Faculty advisors, deans, administrators, and even your peers are devoted to helping you during your college experience. However, it is up to you to take the first step and reach out to these resources!
Undergraduate Resources
Brown's curriculum emphasizes individual freedom but that doesn't mean you have to navigate through your years at Brown all by yourself. Faculty advisors, deans, administrators, and even your peers are devoted to helping you during your college experience. However, it is up to you to take the first step and reach out to these resources!
Courses@Brown
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Study Abroad
Studying abroad can be a very valuable part of any student’s education. Brown offers study abroad programs in many countries in Africa and the Middle East for students to enrich the MES coursework.
Library
Middle East Studies faculty and students have access to a wide array of library services and resources. These include:
- Library resource/research skill instruction sessions during classes
- Research consultations for faculty and students
- Specialized workshops in citation manages, GIS, statistical programs, data plans, and many more topics.
- Acquisitions of new materials (journals, books, databases, etc.)
- Course specific library resource pages
For more info or any questions, please contact Maan Alsahoui, Joukowsky Family Middle East Studies Librarian, at Maan_Alsahoui@brown.edu or visit the MES Resource Guide
Access the historical digital archives of the Palestine/Jerusalem Post through ProQuest
Access the new database of materials for the Brown Library
Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Volume II, Islam
Some Full Text Licensed for Brown New Late 19th century – present; Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Islam is a research database focusing on modern Islamic theology and tradition. The online text resource details Islam’s evolution from the late 19th century by examining printed works, rare documents, and important articles by Muslim writers, both non-Western and Western voices. Content represents a wide range of Islamic thought, bringing together such key thinkers as Muhammad Abduh, Fethullah Gülen, Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Bediüzzaman Said Nursî, Abdolkarim Soroush, and Rifā‘ah Rāf‘i al-Ṭahṭāwī.
Index Islamicus
Index Islamicus is an international bibliography of publications in European languages covering all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world, including history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages, and literature. The database includes material published by Western orientalists, social scientists and Muslims.
Registrar’s Office
The Office of the Registrar is dedicated to providing service of the highest caliber to all of our constituents – current and former students, faculty, administrative staff, and the general public.
Focal Point
An academic concentration is the focal point of your undergraduate experience. It is an in-depth study centering on one or more disciplines, a problem or theme, or a broad question.
Use this site to explore the many intellectual paths you can take at Brown. Roll over the tiles to view short descriptions or click below to narrow the field based on academic division, your personal interests and career opportunities. Clicking on any of the tiles will bring you to an information page for that concentration.
Alumni Pathways
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