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AMCA on CAA Board of Directors, 2020 Monday, Mar 09, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Nada Shabout, AMCA President, and to Dr. Lara Ayad, winner of the 2019 Rhonda A. Saad Prize, for their election to the CAA Board of Directors! We look forward to their continued service to the field and to their representation of the region at CAA.

News & Events

Butler on Gerschultz, 'Decorative Arts of the Tunisian École: Fabrications of Modernism, Gender, and Power'
Monday, Aug 14, 2023

In Decorative Arts of the Tunisian École: Fabrications of Modernism, Gender, and Power, Jessica Gerschultz presents a momentous shift in artistic values and collaborations in twentieth-century Tunisia.
Announcing the Winner of the Salwa Mikdadi Research Award
Thursday, Apr 20, 2023

AMCA is thrilled to announce Rachel Winter as the recipient of the inaugural Salwa Mikdadi Research Award.
Interview with Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz, 2023 winner of the Rhonda A. Saad Prize
Monday, Mar 20, 2023

My interest in Hurufiyya came about in an unconventional, backwards, as it were, manner. My doctoral dissertation centers on the use of the Tifinagh script not solely as a plastic element…
CFP: AMCA-Sponsored Panel at CAA 2024
Friday, Mar 17, 2023

We are currently seeking session proposals from our members. Proposals are encouraged for Complete Sessions (which include the individual presenters/papers), though this is not necessary.
Winner of the 2023 Rhonda A. Saad Prize for Best Paper
Monday, Feb 13, 2023

The 2023 Rhonda A. Saad Prize for Best Paper in Modern and Contemporary Arab Art was awarded to Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz for their paper “To Twist a Historical Knot: Projects of Pan-Arabism, Hurufiyya, and Amazighism.”