Anne Clement

Anne CLEMENT pursued a 'classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles' (hypokhâgne) in Reims to then enrol at Sciences Po Paris. After graduating from Sciences Po, she moved to Egypt to hone her Arabic language and work in the French section of Cairo University’s FESP. She subsequently completed a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations (INALCO) in Paris and a Ph.D. in the same field at the University of Toronto. After three years of archival work in Cairo, she received a two year fellowship from the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. In 2012, she was hired as assistant professor of history and international studies at North Carolina State University. Her passion for both the Middle East and alternative education eventually led her to join CILAS. Anne coordinates the field of study Culture and serves as Research Director at CILAS.