Fifteenth Annual ASMEA Annual Conference

Join the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) for its Fifteenth Annual Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on November 5 - 7, 2022.

We will host a dynamic crowd of academics, scholars, and policymakers from around the globe. View our schedule of events and list of paper presentations.

The 2022 Conference will feature:

• Opening remarks by H.E. Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States.
• Networking cocktail reception.
• Special Session: "When Magic Failed: The Life and Legacy of Prof. Fouad Ajami."
• Keynote: "A Conversation on the State of Middle East Studies Today” led by Dr. Martin Kramer.
• Awards banquet luncheon.
• Awards ceremony and reception for the 2022 Bernard Lewis Prize.
• Panel sessions including: Colonial and Postcolonial Africa: Nationalism, Urban Spaces, Womanhood and Science; Arabic Poetry Fragments in the Cairo Genizah: Historical, Cultural and Linguistic Analysis; Security Issues in the Middle East and Africa; Narratives and Ethos in the Middle East: Similarities and Differences; Africa: Building Nations and Organizations.

Register now to attend!

Feel free to contact ASMEA at info@asmeascholars.org with any questions.