Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies is "an interdisciplinary research center devoted to the study of the modern history and contemporary affairs of the Middle East and Africa". It is part of Tel Aviv University's School of History.
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Activities
The claims that it does not take positions or recommend policies but only "seeks to inform civil society and promote dialogue on the complexities of the ever-changing Middle East" through research, publications, conferences, documentary collections, and public service, and in this way help to "advance peace through understanding".[1]
It hosts an annual 'TAU Workshop on Israel and the Middle East' (formerly held at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Regional and International Studies) which involves "an intensive 12-day academic workshop and travel program that focuses on the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and on contemporary issues related to Israel and the broader Middle East".[2]
The centre's Arabic press archive is "one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of modern and contemporary Arabic-language newspapers in the world".[3]
Recent conferences convened by the centre have focused on topics like the resilience of monarchy in the Middle East, the shifting alignments of Islamic movements, the historic role of Jewish scholars in the study of Islam and the politics of identity among Israel’s Arabs.[4]
History
The Center's origins lie in the Reuven Shiloah Institute, first established in 1959 under the auspices of the Israel Oriental Society. In 1965, the Shiloah Institute was incorporated into Tel Aviv University. In 1983, the University established the Moshe Dayan Center, which combined the Shiloah Institute and documentation units dealing with the Middle East.[5]
Affiliations
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy has long-standing academic ties to the Moshe Dayan Center. Many scholars have been visiting fellows at WINEP.
- Council on Foreign Relations, a New York think tank.
- Royal Institute for International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, a British policy institute.[6]
People
- Martin Kramer, a former director who worked at the center for 25 years, is now at Shalem Center and President Designate of Shalem College
- Prof. Uzi Rabi, current director
- Dr. Mira Tzoreff, Research Fellow who spoke at the Twelfth Herzliya Conference on 'The Rise of Political Islam Across the Middle East: Arab Spring or Islamist Winter'
- Dore Gold was formerly a senior research associate at the centre.
Funding
The Center is funded by Tel Aviv University and by an endowment, research grants, and contributions.[7]
It also receives donations from the United States via the American Friends of Tel Aviv University.
Publications
The centre produces a peer-reviewed academic journal called Sharqiyya which is published semi-annually with the Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel. It also has a bi-monthly online publication called Tel Aviv Notes, a monthly podcast called Diwaniyya, and a cultural blog called Zawiyya. It produces a monthly e-newsletter called Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy containing analysis of Middle Eastern markets and key economic players. It also issues a biannual bulletin on the centre's activities in spring and autumn.
Contact
The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel
+972-3-6409646 or +972-3-6409100
dayancen@post.tau.ac.il
Resources
Notes
- ↑ About Us, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Annual TAU Workshop on Israel and the Middle East, Mosshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ About:Arabic Press Archives, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Conferences and Lectures, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ About Us, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Moshe Dayan Center Abroad, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ About Us, Moshe Dayan Center, accessed June 26, 2012
