Arabic Summer Course 2018 - expressions of interest open
This Elementary Arabic summer course aims at developing students’ abilities to read and write Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and acquire basic oral skills to interact in limited aspects of everyday…
World Food Programme Delegation at CAIS
Mr Muhannad Hadi, the World Food Program (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe and Ms Abeer Etefa, WFP Head of Communications and…
CAIS Masters student visits Turkey
“For a week in September 2016 I took part in the Summer Scholarship for a Study Trip in Turkey. This program ran by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism brought together over twenty…
Tajikistan: In the aftermath of death, heroism, and the sacrifice of civil war
CAIS Senior Lecturer, Dr Kirill Nourzhanov, recently published the article 'From hero worship to organized oblivion: representations of the People’s Front in Tajikistan’s national memory', in…
Dr Aminat Chokobaeva - Central Asian specialist awarded degree
Our warmest congratulations to CAIS research scholar, Dr Aminat Chokobaeva on being awarded her ANU doctoral degree. Dr Chokobaeva wrote her thesis on the topic: 'The role of the 1916 'Great Revolt'…
Canberra Writers Festival event
ANU Chancellor, former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Professor The Hon. Gareth Evans chaired a conversation with two of Australia’s premier academic experts on Middle Eastern, Arabic and…
Dr Zahra Taheri - Persian Literature events
Dr Zahra Taheri, Convenor of CAIS Persian program, has participated in a number of literary events where she had the opportunity to present her expertise in Persian Literature. Over the summer she…