Our Mission
The Duke University Middle East Studies Center (DUMESC) is a hub for research, education, and outreach that serves as a world forum at the local, national and international levels. We prepare tomorrow's leaders by equipping them with knowledge about Middle Eastern languages, cultures, and societies...

Our Approach
Our center is distinguished by its transregional approach, which treats the Middle East as a unit extending from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. This approach emphasizes interdisciplinarity, comparativity, and connectivity.

Our Partners
DUMESC is part of the Consortium for Middle East Studies. The Consortium combines the strengths of our center with those of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations at UNC Chapel Hill.