In 2011 I joined the faculty at the University of Houston and built its Arab Studies program. In April 2015, UH celebrated the addition of a second faculty member, the AAEF endowed chair in Modern Arab History. For more information on the unprecedented growth of Arab Studies at UH and Houston, see below.
Arab Americans fund university Arab Studies, The Arab Weekly, June 12, 2015
AAEF celebrates official establishment of Chair of Modern Arab History at University of Houston, Middle East Online, April 19, 2015
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Great news and excellent work!