AMECYS Mission
​The Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS) is a 501 (c) (3) private, non-profit, international membership-based association for scholars with an interest in the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa, Gulf and their diasporic communities. Through interdisciplinary programs, publications, and services, AMECYS promotes innovative scholarship, facilitates global academic exchange, and enhances public understanding about and by Middle Eastern, North African and Gulf children and youth in diverse times and places from any disciplinary and methodological approach.
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Join Erika Jimenez with host and AMECYS President Dylan Baun for her lecture Lessons from Palestinian Youth, held at the University of Alabama Huntsville and live on Zoom
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6 P.M. Central Time, November 17, 2026
AMECYS is looking for nominees for new board members in their November 9 elections! Open seats include Graduate Student Representative, At-Large Board Member (three), and Communications Chair. See here for nomination process.
