Whatever happened to Middle Eastern studies ? | Mada Masr
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Whenever I come across one of the new positions, conferences, and research projects framed in terms of Islamic studies, I cannot help but think of the millions of inhabitants of the Middle East whom a university administrator or planner has seen fit to dismiss or disregard with a turn of phrase – the millions who are necessarily excluded from Islamic studies because they are not believers. And in turn I cannot help but think, perhaps with a wisp of nostalgia: Whatever happened to Middle Eastern studies?
Quand les édudes sur le Moyen-Orient deviennent des recherches sur l’islam... Un phénomène bien entendu présent en Europe mais rarement évoqué.