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The Middle East
Special Interest
Group (MESIG) of the
Comparative and
International
Education Society
exists under the
auspice of CIES.
MESIG is not
associated with any
political or religious affiliation. The geographic range includes not only the greater Middle East, but also those
countries with
significant ties to
the Middle East
(North Africa).
Topical interests
vary across the
board.
Membership is open to all
registered CIES
members (see
MEMBERSHIP).
The Purpose of the
MESIG
Networking researchers (students and faculty) in sharing research and collaborating on academic projects
Facilitating forums
and panel
discussions about
issues pertaining to
education in the
Middle East
Publishing conference proceedings, as well as hosting theses, dissertations, working papers, college level syllabi, and resources relevant to education in the Middle East
History
The Middle East
Special Interest
Group was founded in
2007 through the
initiative of
several founding
members with the
support of Gita
Steiner-Khamsi, with
the founding
officers being Sina
Mossayeb, Reza
Arjmand, and Maryam
Soltanzadeh.
Today there are
close to 40 official
and unofficial
members of the
MESIG.
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