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The Middle East and North Africa together constitute a highly diverse cultural area within a world now undergoing rapid and large-scale change. In this context, the mission of CMENAS is to enhance awareness of the peoples, cultures, and languages in this vitally important region of the world. This mission is accomplished by explaining and interpreting the region in all of its historical and contemporary aspects to students at the University of Michigan, Michigan's schoolchildren and community members, and scholars seeking specialized knowledge of a region ranging from the western coast of Morocco to the eastern border of Afghanistan, with cultural influences extending into the northern Caucasus and Islamic Central Asia. The following methods are used toward our mission: Instructional Contributions and Training of Specialists, Academic Programming, Public Educational Outreach, and Research and Scholarship.