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Center for Arab & Islamic Studies
800 Lancaster Avenue, SAC 105
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: (610) 519-4640
Fax: (610) 519-6133
Acting Director: Lowell Gustafson
Administrative Assistant: Joyce Harden
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Students are encouraged to enter the program no later than the first semester of their junior year in order to complete the requirements. A semester studying in an Arabic speaking country is strongly encouraged for all AIS students. Apply for the major in SAC 105.
Visiting Tunisia Live
Visiting Tunisia Live with the Villanova University Group discovering Tunisia with TunisUSA
Villanova University Group visit to Tunisia withTunisUSA
Villanova University from Villanova, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) is currently in Tunisia as part of a program through their Center for Arab and Islamic Studies. The program was designed and coordinated by Villanova Professor Marwan Kreidie and Lowell Gustafson, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences in conjunction with TunisUSA's academic programming specialist. As part of this 3 credit course, students are meeting with people who have been involved with Tunisia's Revolution and the democratization process taking place. Leading the program is Hatem Bourial, one of Tunisia's noted writers and a specialist in culture, history, and the political scene
Micahel Slackman; Deputy Foreign Editor, of the New York Times."The Arab Spring and the Fate of Egypt's Christians"
Daniel Kutner, Consul General, Israeli Counsulate
Raslan Abu Rukun, Deputy Consul General
The Future of Muslim-Christian Relationships in the Middle East
Juan Cole Keynote at Arab & Islamic Studies Conference
Mirror Images: Challenges for Arab & Islamic Studies presents Dr. Juan R.I. Cole.
Demanding Democracy in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Jordan; Who's next?
Nour Kanawati, Maghan Keita, Marwan Kreidie, Hafeez Malik, Silvia NagyZekmi, Barbara Romaine, Catherine Warrick, Karolina Wolnicki
Israel, Palestinians, and the Threat from Iran
Asaf Romirowski, Kings College, London
Lunch with James Zogby
Jad Isaac, Navigating through the Israeli-Pelestinian conflict
Jad Isaac, Director od Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem
Brain Katulis and David Nasser "From Tolentine to Tahrir Square-- Villanovans and the Arab Awakening"
Brian Katulis, Villainova Alumni graduated in '94 majoring in History with a concentration in Arab and Islamic Studies
David Nasser, Villanova Alumni graduated in'91 majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Arab and Islamic Studies
