Award for Teaching Excellence
CAIS Director, Amin Saikal and all CAIS staff offer their warmest congratulations to Dr Huda Al-Tamimi for her great achievement in winning the VC's Teaching Excellence Award. Dr Huda Al-Tamimi is a…
CAIS Arabic students compete in international debating comp
The ANU Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is extraordinarily proud of the small group of Arabic students who have travelled to Qatar to take part in the International University Arabic Debating…
The Arab World: Between collapse and transformation lecture
Since the rebellions of 2011, the Arab order is in a state of disorder, sitting atop a time bomb made up of youth, who constitute the overwhelming majority. Today’s youth, want more freedom, dignity…
HE Dr Al-Sabah's ANU lecture
Over the past decade, the nature of the challenges and threats affecting the Middle East region have been among the most complex it has ever faced. The region’s political order is in a state of…
Central Asia in the Persianate World: Past, Present and Future
Central Asia in the Persianate World: Past, Present and Future CAIS Deputy Director Dr. Kirill Nourzhanov speaks on 'Central Asia in the Persianate World: Past, Present and Future' at the School of…
Online Arabic and Persian - a great experience
Students of online languages at CAIS are enjoying the experience, and finding many new opportunities as a result of their study of these important languages. The program has been running for five…
Graduations for 2016
CAIS students graduating this semester include: Brenton Clark, who was in Canberra to receive his award for his doctoral thesis. His thesis focused on Iran’s political and economic relations with…