The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Amos Nadan, and the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), led by Dr. Charles Asher Small, have established a joint research unit based at MDC. The new MDC–ISGAP Research Unit will study the ideologies of extremism, radicalization, antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in the Middle East and the Muslim world, drawing on the research strengths of both institutions.
The collaboration is designed to support sustained, in-depth research on the historical roots and contemporary forms of these phenomena. The unit will provide a framework for rigorous scholarship and discussion across disciplines, producing work that can inform public and policy debates.
The unit will include two Senior Research Fellows at MDC: Dr Charles Asher Small, ISGAP’s Executive Director, a scholar of contemporary antisemitism and Dr Dina Lisnyansky, a scholar of radicalism in Muslim contexts. The unit’s fellows will teach in their areas of expertise in the new international Master’s program in Applied Middle East Studies. They will be joined by three early-career researchers, most of whom will hold postdoctoral fellowships. Researchers from across MDC will also have opportunities to participate in the unit’s activities. The fellows will take part in research seminars, receive academic guidance, and present their work for discussion at MDC.
The joint program also includes academic courses on antisemitism in the Middle East, research publications, student support, workshops, seminars and conferences organized by the two institutions.
MDC and ISGAP have issued a call for applications for postdoctoral and doctoral fellowships. Applications are due by October 15, 2026, and should be sent to both info@isgap.org and mdcisgapscholarships@gmail.com.