Middle Eastern Studies

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor in the School of Public Affairs at UA Little Rock, spent two weeks in January studying food security and environmental sustainability in Oman, a small county on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Middle Eastern Studies program will host a free spring film series focused on how animation as a medium illuminates timeless themes.

Dr. Katrina Yeaw, assistant professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will give the talk, “Beyond Benghazi: A Brief History of Modern Libya,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Historic Arkansas Museum.

The UA Little Rock Middle Eastern Studies Program will present a lecture on Thursday, March 28, that will challenge the prevailing wisdom that European meddling in the Middle East a century ago is the root cause of the region’s current instability.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student will share her knowledge of the government and culture of the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar after being selected for a prestigious international fellowship that included a diplomatic visit to Qatar.

More than 170 Arkansas high school students will participate in an annual international leadership program that gives students a taste of life as an international diplomat. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 20, about connections between Islam and political violence. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Middle Eastern Studies Program Film Series continues Monday, Nov. 5, with a screening of “A Separation.”

The UA Little Rock Middle Eastern Studies Fall Film Series will present a screening of “Beauty and The Dogs” Wednesday, Sept. 19. 

University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty, staff, and students are invited to apply for grants to support pedagogy, campus activities, student research in Middle Eastern studies.