UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Educational Research Institute
Why pick this one
UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies offers cross-regional research, lectures, teacher training, and fellowships in five Middle Eastern languages.
Best for
- Students seeking Middle East or Islamic studies resources
- Graduate and undergraduate students seeking Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, or Urdu fellowships
- Faculty developing Middle East-related research or events
- Educators seeking K-14 Middle East teacher training and resources
- Researchers studying migration, religion, archaeology, conflict, language, or Muslim societies
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- Customers seeking commercial services or on-demand professional consulting
- People seeking currently available event or faculty grants, because the website marks those programs as currently paused
Specialties
- Middle East studies
- Islamic studies
- Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu language fellowships
- Cross-regional area studies
- K-14 Middle East teacher training and outreach
Certifications
- North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies
- Title VI program of the U.S. Department of Education
What makes them different
- Interdisciplinary approach combining traditional area studies with cross-regional Islamic studies
- Partnership between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Foreign Language and Area Studies awards covering Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu
- Academic lecture series featuring nationally and internationally renowned scholars
- Research community spanning Middle East, Muslim world, migration, religion, language, archaeology, and public policy
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Contact & Location
- Address
- The University of North Carolina at, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
- Phone
- +19199622034
- Website
- https://mideast.unc.edu/
- mideast@insite.unc.edu
Services
- Teaching
- Academic research
- Community outreach
- Academic lecture series
- Faculty and student funding programs
- Fellowships
- K-14 teacher training and educational resources
- Newsletter and event publicity