American University of Beirut

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Chair offers MA and PhD scholarships in Arabic and Islamic Studies, and sponsors international academic conferences, public lectures, research forums, film screenings, workshops, and roundtables to promote Arabic and Islamic studies in the region—and reinvigorate the humanities at AUB.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​