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The Middle East and Africa

Scholars/Researchers (Short-Term)

State/Region	Name	Current Position	Area of Research	Project Title	Affiliation in Japan （※Not necessary for short-term fellowship）
Iraq	AL-QAYSI, Mahmoud Abdulwahid Mahmoud	Responsible of JHSP and Head of Scientific Promotion, University of Baghdad	Japanese Modernization and Modern History	Japan's New Approach of The Middle East(1973-2003)A Historical Perspective The Case of Itagaki Yuzo	Chiba University

Doctoral Candidates

State/Region	Name	Current Position	Area of Research	Project Title	Affiliation in Japan （※Not necessary for short-term fellowship）
Israel	WEINBERG, Irit Irina	PhD Candidate, Shirley and Leslie Porter School of Cultural Studies	Japanese Literature	PhD Dissertation: Spaces of Their Own -Women-only Spaces in Modern Japanese Literature	Sophia University
Turkey	AKDEMIR, Nuray	PhD Candidate, Ankara University	Japanese Language and Literature	Elements of the Fantasic in Oe Kenzaburo Fiction	Waseda University
Egypt	ELMOUTASM, Shereen Mohamed Diaa ElDin Mohamed	Assistant Lecturer, Misr University for Science and Technology	Japanese comparative Literature	Symbolism in children stories in the works of Akutagawa Ryunosuke & Kamel Elkilany (study in character formation & Human Value) Comparative Study	Kurume University