Try before you buy - Arabic and Persian online
The Australian National University’s Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (CAIS) is offering Arabic and Persian Online courses at Introductory level requiring no prior experience of either language…
CAIS courses in 2015
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (The Middle East and Central Asia) will offer the following courses in 2015: Undergraduate courses (including all languages courses) Postgraduate courses
Interested in Arabic Language but not taking a degree program?
Why not try our summer course in Elementary Arabic? This Elementary Arabic summer course aims at developing students’ abilities to read and write Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and acquire basic oral…
Bachelor of Middle East and Central Asian Studies
The history, society and culture of the Middle East and Central Asia influence many parts of the world, including Australia. Events in the region often have global significance, and are central to an…
Book Launch - Zone of Crisis
Professor Saikal's most recent book, Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran & Iraq was launched at CAIS, by the ANU Chancellor Prof. The Hon Gareth Evans on 22 October 2014. The event…
Media contributions from CAIS staff and research scholars
CAIS academic staff and research scholars have been able to provide constant media commentary on the situation in Iraq and Australia's involvement in the Middle East. The following interviews and…
The Obama version of Bush’s ‘War on Terror’ strategy
President Barack Obama has finally enunciated his strategy for degrading and eventually eliminating the extremist Sunni ‘Islamic State’ (IS) on Iraqi and Syrian territories. The main elements of his…