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Previous Winners of the Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies: 2014-16

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Mar 2, 2026

2025 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies, which is awarded to individuals with outstanding scholarly work from any discipline focusing on Middle East migrations, refugees, and diasporas. This year, the selection committee, comprised of Jumana Bayeh, Lucia Carminatti, Akram Khater, Devi Mays, and Jacob Norris, awarded three prizes…
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Jan 14, 2025

2024 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winner

The 2024 Alixa Naff Book Prize is awarded to Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky for his book Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State. In Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, Dr. Hamed-Troyansky examines the transformative role of Muslim refugees from the North Caucasus in shaping the late…

Feb 12, 2024

2023 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center is pleased to announce the winner and honorable mention of the 2023 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies. The annual prize recognizes outstanding scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on Middle East migrations, refugees, and diasporas. From a strong group of applicants, this year the selection committee awarded one prize and one honorable mention. Book Prize Winner: Dr. Melissa…

Dec 1, 2022

2022 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies.
Alixa Naff working with students

Jan 1, 2021

2021 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies.
Alixa Naff working with students

Nov 12, 2020

2020 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center is pleased to announce the 2020 winners of the Alixa Naff Prize.

Alixa Naff w/ students

Nov 12, 2019

2019 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winner

Stacy D. Fahrenthold is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Davis, where she is also affiliated with the UCD Migration Research Cluster. 
Alixa Naff working with students

Nov 9, 2018

2018 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center announces the 2017 prizes in migration studies.

Nov 7, 2017

2017 Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies Winners

The Khayrallah Center announces the 2017 prizes in migration studies.

Jan 15, 2016

Previous Winners of the Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies: 2014-16

See past winners of the Khayrallah Center prize in migration studies.