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Due to the requests of many colleagues who were late in the organization of their panels and other activities during  WOCMES-4 in Ankara, it has been decided that the deadline for papers, panels, and all other proposals will be extended until 31 January 2014. You are kindly requested to motivate your colleagues to participate in the most important global event in Middle Eastern and North African studies in 2014. Please see the website of WOCMES at  http://www.wocmes2014.org, the attached invitation  and the invitation below which might be forwarded to your colleagues.____________Fourth World Congress for Middle East Studies (WOCMES),  METU, Ankara, Turkey, 18-22 August 2014The Turkish Social Sciences Association and the Middle East Technical University (METU) are pleased to invite you to the Fourth WOCMES. The World Congress seeks to address questions, exchange and explore information on Middle East in the broadest sense. Scholars, researchers, experts and students engaged in the study of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia are invited to submit their proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, posters and cultural activities for the Fourth World Congress.The principal themes followed since the First World Congress have been retained in WOCMES 2014: Ancient Middle East; Historical Approaches; Islam in Past and Present; Christian and Biblical Studies; Urban Studies and Space; Water and the Environment; Economics of the Middle East; Politics of the Middle East; Women and Gender Studies; Normative Phenomena and Legal Research; Migration Studies; Media and Cultural Studies; Linguistics and Literature; and Nationality, Identities and Ethnicity. Panels and papers that do not fall within the boundaries of these themes are of course welcome.Individuals who wish to attend WOCMES 2014 are expected to submit their abstracts by 31 January 2014. All submission should be done via http://www.wocmes2014.org. For additional questions related to the organization of WOCMES please contact secretariat@wocmes2014.org&#160;