Research in this section covers various areas of study related to the Middle East and North Afria, ranging from Arabic and Semitic languages and literature to area studies, including politics, economy, history, sociology, anthropology, among others.
In language studies, research is conducted in Semitic Linguistics, Lexicography and Computational Linguistics.
The research in Arabic literature, is mainly focused on Modern Arabic fiction and includes different fields and thematics such as Young Adult Literature, Exile, Women and feminism, Mortality.
In area studies, the research covers the broad topics of identity, gender, nationalism and national belonging, minorities and migration, and human rights through disciplines as diverse as history, political sciences, philosophy, and religious studies.
