AMECYS

The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) is a private, non-profit, intenon-profit, international association

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AMECYS is now accepting nominations for its Senior Scholar Award! Please an consider honoring an outstanding scholar whose career has advanced the study of children and youth in the MENA and its disasporic communities. Call ends Sep. 1 - details in link

https://t.co/isWna4AzsA

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AMECYS is once again calling for nominations for its annual dissertation award for work focusing on childhood, children or youth studies in the MENA region and its diasporic communities.

Nominations are due August 1, so please apply!

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The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) seeks one or more unpaid interns to work remotely with our nonprofit scholarly association during Spring and Summer and/or Fall 2026.

Deadline March 31, 2026 - see link for details
https://t.co/48FWEgD5It

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Apply by April 15 for AMECYS's 2026 MESA Conference Waiver award, which will pay conference fees for one person attending this year's MESA conference in Boston!

See the link below about the application process (for this and our other awards): https://t.co/Xnrz5nxrMq

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Here's an interesting summer study opportunity for doctoral students working on children and childhood studies - “Listening to Children: rights, participation and voices of children in research and politics” https://t.co/4qAr0IxUSp

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AMECYS is issuing a call for sponsored panels for the 2026 MESA Conference! If your panel aligns with our broad mission statement, consider submitting a proposal by February 9

https://t.co/ZgOMBXVUpr

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Call for papers!

https://t.co/1Kbpnstxye

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Applications are now open for the 2026 AMECYS Graduate Student Academic Mentorship Program! We pair grad students studying children and youth in the MENA with established scholars. Fill an application if you are interested in joining as a mentor or mentee https://t.co/hG0AkwFQ6S

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AMECYS invites you to our fall roundtable on December 3 at 1 EST, featuring Ariella Aisha Azoulay and Sabiha Al Khemir

Check out the website for information on how to link in (and join up)! https://t.co/knq3gCi6lO

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It features Kimberly Katz, Asaf Levi, Orit Bashkin, Salmah Elmasry, Joonhwan Choi, Keren Zdafee, with Rochelle Davis as chair and Yael Warshel as Discussant.

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Nov 24 11:00 AMECYS has Sponsored an amazing panel entitled "Law, Leisure, and Politics: Children and Youth as Historical Actors in the MENA Region"

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If you're at MESA, come out to see the AMECYS sponsored panel, "Palestinian Young People and Research Methodologies" (Co-Sponsored by PARC) Nov 23 at 8:30 a.m.

The panel features Heidi Morrison, Amahl Bishara, Fida Adely, Cindy Sousa, Janette Habashi, and Catherine Pitcher

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AMECYS is delighted to announce the December 3 Roundtable, "Childhood, Literature, and Memory Across MENA" featuring Ariella Aisha Azoulay and Sabiha Al Khemir

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Calling all publishers and authors! The 2025 AMECYS Book Award is open for nominations. We are looking for outstanding contributions to the study of children and youth in MENA and the diaspora. Winners will receive a cash prize, certificate, and recognition!

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To receive AMECYS-sponsorship at MESA's annual meeting: email [email protected] by February 7th! Please attach 1) a title page with the title of your event, participants’ names, affiliations and emails, 2) a 300-400 word event abstract, and 3) abstracts for each presenter.

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See attached call and make sure membership is current. $10 students, $20 full members (https://t.co/lFlKt9Cpk7)

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Dear Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies Community:
As welcome in 2025, the AMECYS Board is seeking self- or peer-nominations for the following open positions:
1. Vice President
2. Communication Chair
3. Secretary
4. Board Member-at-Large

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Are you a scholar or student of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa, and their diasporic communities? If so, please follow and join us at AMECYS! @parc_us_pal @MESA_1966 @AMEWSofficial @caorc @AmericanS29951 @research7491 @InstituteYemeni @SscipChildhood

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A short history about the founding of the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) can be found here:

https://t.co/11oDRrawBG

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Are you a scholar or student of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa, and their diasporic communities? If so, please follow and join us at AMECYS! @parc_us_pal @MESA_1966 @AMEWSofficial @caorc @AmericanS29951 @research7491 @InstituteYemeni @SscipChildhood