Near and Middle Eastern Studies


June 17, 2020

Ph.D. Candidate Maral Sahebjame Publishes in Two Scholarly Journals

NMES PhD Candidate Maral Sahebjame

Maral Sahebjame has published two pieces in scholarly journals. The peer reviewed article “Rewriting Gender in Post-revolutionary Iran: How Cohabitation comes to Embody the Affair between Law and Society” appears in the journal Frontiers.  Ms. Sahebjame’s book review of Women & Equality in Iran: Law, Society and Activism (2019) appears in the journal Gender and…


Busra Demirkol Awarded Benaroya Fellowship for AY 2020-2021

NMES PhD Student Busra Demirkol

Busra Demirkol has been awarded the Jack and Rebecca Benaroya Graduate Fellowship from Jewish Studies for the Academic Year 2020-2021.  With support of this fellowship, Ms. Demirkol will present a scholarly paper at a Stroum Center Graduate Research Symposium in Spring of 2021 and contribute a blog post to the Jewish Studies website. Ms. Demirkol is…