Dr. Peter Mandaville is Professor of International Affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. From 2015-2016 he served as Senior Adviser in the Secretary of State’s Office of Religion & Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State where he led that office’s...
Dr. Dakake researches and publishes on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She is one of the general editors and contributing authors of the The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015), which comprises a translation and ...
Cortney Hughes Rinker is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Director of the Global Affairs program. She earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine with emphases in Feminist Studies and Medicine, Science, and Technology Studies. ...
From its origins as a branch campus of the University of Virginia to its current status as Virginia’s largest, most inclusive, and most innovative university, George Mason University has experienced 50 remarkable years of growth and achievement. In just 50 years Mason has grown from a small Universit...
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Here at MEIS, we want our students to create an unforgettable experience throughout their degree. By being an active part of the MEIS and GMU community, our students are exploring, learning and growing far beyond the classroom. We encourage our students to get connected and explore the various studen...
Here at MEIS, we want our graduate students to create an unforgettable experience throughout their degree. By being an active part of the MEIS and GMU community, our students are exploring learning and growing far beyond the classroom. We encourage our students to get connected and explore the variou...
The Middle East Studies Program is affiliated with several organizations and programs at Mason and beyond, including a special partnership between MESP and the Arab Studies Institute. Affiliations Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies Website The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Is...
Today, more than ever before, the politics of the Middle East play a significant role in America’s activities at home and abroad. The interdisciplinary Middle East and Islamic Studies Program at George Mason provides students with a firm grounding in the history, politics, and culture of this impor...
This course develops a critical understanding of human resilience, historical memory, and collective reconciliation. The dynamics of community trauma and healing are at the center of our semester-long inquiry. We investigate how people in the modern era face legacies of civil conflict and systemic i...
