The MESA Global Academy – an initiative of the Middle East Studies Association of North America and the Graduate Center, City University of New York – awards competitive scholarships to social science and humanities scholars from MENA to join interdisciplinary research collaborations at North American universities. These collaborations take many forms, including convening research workshops, undertaking professional development activities, and enabling publications of a variety of formats ranging from scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals to policy briefs, blog posts, and podcasts.
The project also promotes reconfiguring the careers of individual researchers whose academic trajectory has been adversely impacted by developments in their home contexts. Below please find profiles of a number of current and alumni Global Academy Scholars.
Khalilullah Afzali
Abdulgaleel Ahmed
Yousef Algherbawi
Mohammed Almahfali
Sayed Hassan Akhlaq
Katty Alhayek
Nijmeh Ali
Evren Altinkas
Wesam Amer
Shada Bokir
Begüm Burak
Ata Darwish
Adel Dashela
Issam Eido
Abdaljbar Ejami
Razan Ghazzawi
Ali Rıza Güngen
Dina Hadad
Mohammad Hamdona
Sharif Hozoori