Past Events: 2006
January
Wednesday, January 18, 7:30 PM
Middle East Cultural Series
"The Other Side"
Featuring the Israeli theater troupe, Peace Child Israel."The Other Side," written and performed by Peace Child Israel, a group of Palestinian Israeli and Jewish Israeli high school students, looks at how the Palestinian-Israeli conflict affects the lives of young people in Israel today. The evening will begin with a short program of dance and poetry by Art Sanctuary's after-school arts students, the North Stars.
Location: Church of the Advocate, 18th and Diamond Sts.
Admission: $5.
Contact:
215-232-4485
Co-sponsored by Art Sanctuary, Temple/Tyler's Cross-disciplinary Arts in Community Program, the Church of the Advocate, Grands As Parents (G.A.P.s), the Community Arts and Literacy Network (CALN), and the Middle East Center.
Thursday, January 26, 4:30 PM
Seminar on Women and Islamic Law
"Social Reform, Law, and Muslim Women in Colonial India and After"
Featuring Professor Barbara Metcalf, Alice Freeman Palmer Professor, University of Michigan.
Location: College Hall, Room 219.
Contact: Dr. Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, fks@history.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, January 26, 7:00 PM
Provost's Global Forum
"Protecting the Rights of Women and Children in the World Today"
Featuring Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and Muslim woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and human rights advocate.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Main Auditorium, 38th and Walnut Sts.
No reservations are required, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Important: No one will be admitted after 7:00 pm for this event!
Maps, directions, and parking information for this event can be found here: http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/action/maps/
If you have any other questions, please contact Kathy Spillman,
215-898-4690
or
Kuntal Warwick,
215-898-4661
.
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Office of International Programs, the Middle East Center, the South Asia Center, Center for East Asian Studies, the African Studies Center, Penn Lauder Center for International Business Education and Research, Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Interdisciplinary Seminar on Women and Islamic Law, and the Women's Studies Program.
January 27-29
Project for Global Communication Studies
"Selling Democracy Symposium & Film Festival"
Symposium Location: Logan Hall, Terrace Room, 249 S. 36th St.
Symposium Time: Friday, Jan. 27, 10:00 - 2:30 pm
Film Festival Location: International House, 3700 Chestnut St.
Film Festival Time: Saturday, Jan. 28 & Sunday, Jan. 29
The Symposium will examine public diplomacy efforts during the immediate aftermath of WWII and the start of the Cold War, and contrast them with a discussion of today's public diplomacy strategies. The Symposium is free and open to the public, but you must reserve seats. Please email Sylvie Beauvais for seat reservations. Tickets for the film screenings are free and can be obtained at the International House box office one hour prior to show time.
Contact: go to http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/index.php?page=21
Co-sponsored by the Annenberg School's Project for Global Communication Studies, the Cinema Studies Department, the Middle East Center, and the Slavic Studies Department.
February
Wednesday, February 1, 4:30 PM
Middle East Cultural Series
"From the Prayer Rug to the Medallion Carpet: Architectural Themes and Functions in Islamic Carpets"
Featuring: Walter B. Denny, Professor of the History of Art and Adjunct Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts
Location: Meyerson Hall, Room B3, 210 S. 34th St.
Contact:
215-898-6335
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the Department of Fine Arts, and the Penn School of Design
Thursday, February 2, 12:00 PM
Public Lecture
"Public Debate in the New Iraq"
Featuring Ibrahim al-Marashi, Visiting Fellow at the Project for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School of Communication.
Free pizza will be served and seating is limited.
Location: Annenberg Center, Room 500, 3680 Walnut St.
Contact: Sylvie Beauvais sbeauvais@asc.upenn.edu or
215-898-9727
to register for this event.
Co-sponsored by the Project for Global Communication Studies and the Middle East Center.
Sunday, February 5, 3:45 PM
Free Symposium on Middle Eastern Women
Featuring Carolyn Baugh, Ph.D. candidate in NELC at the University of Pennsylvania, specialist in gender and Islamic law, Manar Darwish, lecturer on women in Islam and Islamic studies at St. Joseph's University, Leila C. Kubba, Iraqi-born artist and director of the Iraqi Cultural Society, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Program Director of International Studies, Arcadia University.
Location: Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.
This symposium is part of the Wilma Theater's production of "9 Parts of Desire" by Iraqi-American playwright, Heather Raffo. This tour de force one-woman performance of the lives of Iraqi women was nominated for the Drama Desk and the Lucille Lortel awards. The symposium will follow the matinee performance on February 5th. The show plays from February 1 to March 12. The symposium is free and open to the public.
Contact: For information and tickets (for the play only; student discounts available),
215-546-7824
or look online: http://www.wilmatheater.org/index.html
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Sunday, February 5, 3:30 PM
Free Lecture on US Foreign Policy and the "Other"
Featuring Adnan Zulfiqar, Ph.D. and J.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania and specialist in Islamic law and society.
Location: Interact Theatre Company at the Adrienne, 2030 Samson St.
This lecture is part of Interact's premier of the new play, "AMERICAN SUBLIME," which examines the ways in which patriotism can morph into other, dangerous, ideologies. The lecture will follow the matinee performance on February 5th. The show plays from January 20th to February 19th. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Contact: For information and tickets (for the play only; student discounts available),
215-568-8079
or look online: http://www.interacttheatre.org. Mention "MEC-4" and receive $4 off any full price ticket. Student rush tickets $8, five minutes before show time.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, February 9, 4:30 PM
Seminar on Women and Islamic Law
"Women, Law, and Medicine in 19th Century Egypt"
Featuing Professor Khaled Fahmy, New York University.
Location: College Hall, Room 205.
Contact: Dr. Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, fks@history.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, February 9, 6:30 PM
Middle East Forum
"Conflicts in the Middle East: Where to go from here?"
Featuring Prof. Warren Haffar, Director of the International Peace & Conflict Resolution Program, Arcadia University; Prof. Cristiane Carneiro, Instructor, International Peace & Conflict Resolution Program, Arcadia University; Prof. Bassam Haddad, Political Science Professor at St. Joseph's University & Visiting Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University; Moderator, Prof. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Director of the International Studies Program, Arcadia University.
Location: The Castle Mirror Room, Arcadia University. For directions, click here.
Contact: Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, alvi-azizh@arcadia.edu
Co-sponsored by the International Studies and International Peace & Conflict Resolution Programs at Arcadia University and the Middle East Center at Penn.
Thursday, February 16, 12:30 PM
Lecture Series on Turkey
"Modern Views of East and West: Arts of Byzantium"
Featuring Lawrence Nees, Professor of Art History, University of Delaware.
Location: Community College of Philadelphia, Bonnell Bldg., 1700 Spring Garden St.
Contact: Fay Beauchamp,
215-751-8668
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Sunday, February 19, 3:45 PM
Free Symposium on Iraq and the US Occupation
Featuring Sinan Antoon, Professor of Arabic Literature and Culture at New York University, Iraqi-born poet, novelist, and translator. He is also co-director of the documentary, "About Baghdad," based on his first visit back from a 20-year exile in June 2003. Trudy Rubin, foreign affairs columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and author of Willful Blindness: The Bush Administration and Iraq. Kate Saxon, artistic director of "9 Parts of Desire." Moderated by Marty Moss-Cohane, host of WHYY's "Radio Times."
Location: Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.
This symposium is part of the Wilma Theater's production of "9 Parts of Desire" by Iraqi-American playwright, Heather Raffo. This tour de force one-woman performance of the lives of Iraqi women was nominated for the Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel awards. The symposium will follow the matinee performance on February 19th. The show plays from February 1 to March 12. The symposium is free and open to the public.
Contact: For information and tickets (for the play only; students discounts available),
215-546-7824
or look online http://www.wilmatheater.org/index.html.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Monday, February 20, 6:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Drawing Controversy: Images of Muhammad"
Featuring Signe Wilkinson, Pulitzer-prize winning political cartoonist with the Philadelphia Daily News; Prof. Renata Holod, Curator of Islamic Art, Penn Museum, and Professor, History of Art, University of Pennsylvania; Adnan Zulfiqar, Adjunct Professor of Islam at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and dual doctorate student at the University of Pennsylvania in law and Islamic studies.
Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Rainey Auditorium (enter by the Trescher main entrance on South Street) 3260 South Street.
Contact:
215-898-4890
.
Sponsored by the Penn Museum, in cooperation with Penn's Middle East Center.
Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 PM
Middle East Lecture and Film Series
"The War on Terrorism: Voices from the Arab World"
Featuring Bassam Haddad, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science at St. Joseph's University, and Co-Director of the documentary, "About Baghdad" and Director of the documentary series, "Arabs and Terrorism". This lecture is part of 10-country study on the topic of Arabs and terrorism, in which 95 experts, politicians, and academics were interviewed in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. FREE PIZZA!
Location: Logan Hall, Room 17, 249 S. 36th St.
Contact:
215-898-6335
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, Penn Arab Student Society, Muslim Students Association, and the Muslim Student Network at Wharton.
Thursday, February 23, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Dressed to Express: Islamic Headscarves in French Schools"
Featuring Professor Marc Howard Ross, Department of Political Science, Bryn Mawr College
Location: University Museum, Anthropology Department, Room 345. Reception to follow.
To request a copy of Dr. Ross' paper, please email the Ethnohistory Program Fellows at ethno@ccat.sas.upenn.edu or visit their website www.history.upenn.edu/ethno.
Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Ethnohistory Program with the Middle East Center and Department of Political Science.
Friday, February 24, 8:00 PM
Middle East Comedy Night
"Stand Up for Peace"
Featuring Scott Blakeman of Comedy Central.
Location: Hillel at Steinhardt Hall, 215 S. 39th Street.
Contact: Jess, stoller@sas.upenn.edu or Sara, saraas@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by Hillel and the Middle East Center.
Monday, February 27, 12:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Turbulent Times in the Middle East - Where to next? : A Journalist's Perspective"
Featuring Yaron Deckel, the Israel Broadcasting Authority's Washington Bureau Chief.
Location: Annenberg School of Communication, Room 109, 3620 Walnut St.
RSVP by email to : academia@philadelphia.mfa.gov.il
Hosted by Annenberg School of Communication
Sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia and the Middle East Center and
co-sponsored by the Solomon Asch Center, Fox Leadership Program, Penn Israel Coalition, and Hillel of Greater Philadelphia.
Monday, February 27, 1:00 PM
Works-in-Progress Seminar
"Prostitutes and Other Dishonorable Women: Guarding the Borders of Respectability in late 19th Century Egypt"
Featuring Dr. Liat Kozma, Ph.D. candidate from NYU.
Location: Williams Hall, Room 816, 255 S. 36th St.
For a copy of the paper, contact: rriggs@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Graduate Student Colloquium and the Middle East Center.
March
Wednesday, March 1, 4:30 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Hunting for Jihad with Usama ibn Munqidh"
Featuring Professor Paul Cobb, Notre Dame University.
Location: Fischer-Bennett Hall, Room 101, 3340 Walnut St.
Contact Peggy Guinan at mguinan@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, March 16, 6 - 8 PM
Workshop for K-12 Teachers and Public Performance
"Kyrgyz Cultural Performances: 1000 Years on the Silk Road"
Featuring Kyrgyz cultural performances by Rysbai Isakov, Laureate epic singer, who will perform episodes from the Kyrgyz national epic, Manas, the longest poem in the world; Akylbek Kasabolotov, member of Kyrgyzstan's Tengir Too Ensemble, who will share his country's unique nomadic musical traditions; and Dr. Helen Faller, anthropologist specializing in Central Asia, who will provide cultural background and contextualization. Teachers will receive Act 48 credit and free materials. Refreshments will be served.
Location: Rainey Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology,
3260 South St.
Cost: $5 for teachers to cover Act 48 credit and educational materials; FREE and open to the general public.
Teachers must pre-register by March 10th. To register, please contact Haimanti Banerjee at
215-898-4490
or email haimanti@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Silk Road Foundation, Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan, Middle East Center, South Asia Center, Center for East Asian Studies, and International Classroom at the Penn Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Central Asian Cultural Exchange.
Thursday, March 16, 7:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Election Reflections 2006"
Featuring Jeremy Maissel, op-ed writer for the Jerusalem Post. Mr. Maissel will explore the up-coming elections in Israel.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room F70, 3730 Walnut St.
Contact: asulyevi@law.upenn.edu, RSVP preferred.
Co-sponsored by Melitz Centers for Jewish-Zionist Education, the Penn Israel Coalition, Department of Political Science, Fox Leadership Program, Middle East Center, and Middle East Forum.
Thursday, March 16, 7:00 PM
Middle East Panel Discussion
"Negotiating with Power: Palestinian Rights & Israeli Occupation"
Featuring Omar Dajani, Assistant Professor, University of the Pacific Law School and Kamal Abdulfattah, Visiting Senior Research Scholar, Princeton University and Chair of Geography and Arab Studies, Birzeit University.
Location: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Gittis 2, 3600 Chestnut St.
Contact: Adnan Zulfiqar at azulfiqa@law.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Arab Law Students Society, Penn Arab Students Society, Muslim Law Students Association, Middle East Center, United Law Students of Color Council.
Saturday, March 18, 9:00 PM
Middle East Cultural Series
"The Idan Raichel Project: Ethiopian-Israeli Fusion Music"
Location: International House Theater, 3701 Chestnut Street.
Student Tickets: $7 on the Walk, $10 at the Door.
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Commission on Campus Projects, Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, Penn Hillel, Middle East Center, Philly Israelim, Makuu, Penn African Students Association, Greenfield Intercultural Center.
Sunday, March 19, 5:00 PM
Free Dinner and Discussion
"Nuclear Showdown - Iran vs. the UN"
Featuring Dr. David Rabeeya, Middle East scholar and retired professor from Bryn Mawr College.
Both kosher Chinese food from Singapore and pizza from Papa Johns will be served.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room G55, 3730 Walnut St.
For more information, contact Shachar Golan at shachar@wharton.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by Wharton Mediterranean Business Society, Penn Israel Coalition, Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, Jewish Studies Program, and the Middle East Center.
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30 PM
Middle East Cultural Series
"Dahlia Ravikovitch - A Memorial in Piano, Poetry, and Song"
Featuring Fatema Chebchoub, Moroccan playwright, actress, and poet; and Jesse Rubenfeld, pianist and songwriter.
Dahlia Ravikovitch was an Israel Prize Laureate and an internationally known and translated poet.
Location: Steinhardt Hall, Living Room, 219 S. 39th St.
Contact:
215-898-6654
, or email jsp-info@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, Hillel, Jewish Studies Program, and Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations.
Thursday, March 23, 4:30 PM
The Ibn Rushd Lecture on Islamic Law
"The Future of Shari'a: Islam, Nations and Constitutions"
Featuring Prof. Mohammad Fadel, Professor, University of Toronto Law School
Location: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Gittis 214, 3400 Chestnut St.
Contact: Adnan Zulfiqar at azulfiqa@law.upenn.edu.
Presented by the Muslim Law Students Association and co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, International Law Organization (ILO), and the Arab Law Students Society (ALSS).
Friday, March 24, 9:00 - 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 25, 9:00 - 1:30 PM
Middle East Conference
"Commemorating the Iranian Constitution, 1906-2006"
Download the complete conference schedule here.
Location: College Hall, Room 209, 3450 Woodland Walk.
Contact: fks@history.upenn.edu for more information.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Saturday, March 25, 9 - 3 PM
Workshop for K-12 Teachers
"Turkey: Ancient and Modern"
Featuring Omer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Program, Brookings Institution; Elif Unlu, Archaeologist, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; and Azade Seyhan, Fairbank Professor in the Humanities, Bryn Mawr College. This workshop will include: an educator's panel which will give strategies for the classroom; resource materials; Turkish food and door prizes; Act 48 credit and much more!
Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum, Classroom 2, 3260 South St.
Cost: $10
To register, please contact Lauren Brown at
215-746-6774
or email brown4@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Museum's Education Department, the Middle East Center at Penn, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, and the Turkish-American Friendship Society of the U.S. (TAFSUS).
Tuesday, March 28, 1:30 - 11:00 PM
"Live Israeli Election Day Webcast"
Featuring Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Jewish Agency (2:00 pm); Jerrold Kessel, Journalist, Former Jerusalem Deputy Bureau Chief for CNN (2:30 - 5:00 pm); Alon Pinkus, Former Israeli Consul General in New York (3:00 pm); JJ Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, The Forward (7:00 pm); Mort Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Reports, Publisher/Owner, New York Daily News (7:00 pm). Times are tentative.
Location: Steinhardt Hall, Riklis Lounge, 215 S. 39th St
Contact: Alexander Sulyevich, asulyevi@sas.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by the Penn Israel Coalition and the Middle East Center.
Tuesday, March 28, 6:30 PM
Middle East Lecture Series and Book Signing
"The Kurds, Arabs, and the Coming Break-Up of Iraq"
Featuring Kevin McKiernan, award-winning photo-journalist for ABC News, documentary filmmaker, and author of The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland, which will be available for purchase.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room F95, 3730 Walnut St.
Contact:
215-898-6335
.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, Project for Global Communication Studies and the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, Penn Arab Student Society, the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, and the Penn Bookstore.
Wednesday, March 29, 11:15 -12:10 PM
Lecture Series on Turkey
"The Formation of Turkish Identity: From Ataturk to the European Union"
Featuring Professor Akif Kirecci, Visiting Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology.
Contact: Fay Beauchamp,
215-751-8668
Location: Community College of Philadelphia, Room S-2-3, 1700 Spring Garden St.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, March 30, 5:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Flowers of the Mountain: Anatolian Rugs Today"
Featuring Prof. Henry Glassie, College Professor of Folklore, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Location: Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St.
Please RSVP:
215-898-2083
Reception to follow, in conjunction with Antique Anatolian Carpets from Philadelphia Area Collections.
Co-sponsored by the Graduate Program in Folklore & Folklife, the Middle East Center, and the Arthur Ross Gallery.
April
Monday, April 3, 12:20-1:15 PM
Lecture Series on Turkey
"Recent Excavations at Troy"
Featuring Professor Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology and Curator-in-charge of the Mediterranean Section of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Since 1988 he has led excavations at Troy.
Location: Community College of Philadelphia, Large Auditorium, 1700 Spring Garden St.
Please RSVP:
215-898-2083
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Monday, April 3, 4:30 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Sustainable Growth beyond Oil: The Case of Dubai"
Featuring Mr. Saeed Al Muntafiq, Director General for the Dubai Development and Investment Agency.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room 265, 3730 Walnut St.
Contact: mehdi@wharton.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Wharton Arabia Club and the Middle East Center.
Tuesday, April 4, 7:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"Middle Eastern Politics and Conflict Resolution"
Featuring His Excellency Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room G65, 38th & Walnut St
Contact:
215-898-6335
or visit http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~arab/. .
Co-sponsored by the Penn Arab Student Society (PASS) and the Middle East Center.
Thursday, April 6, 4:00 PM
Middle East Works in Progress Seminar Series
"'Human Development' and Back: UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees in Historical Perspective"
Presenter: Professor Maya Rosenfeld, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Research Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Discussant: Professor Ian Lustick, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.
Location: The Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 3818-33 Chestnut Street (St. Leonard's Court).
For a copy of the paper, please contact Kathy Spillman, spillman@sas.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Thursday, April 6, 6:30 PM
Middle East Lecture and Film Series
"Just Married" / "Aharey ha-Hatunah"
Featuring Ayelet Bechar, director of the award-winning film.
This documentary focuses on Israel's new Law of Citizenship, under which Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens are not allowed to enter Israel and live there legally with their spouses. Winner of the Best Documentary Film Award at Israel's International Women Film Festival.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room G65, 3730 Walnut St.
Contact:
215-898-6335
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, and the Middle East Center.
Thursday, April 6, 7:00 PM
Middle East Lecture Series
"The Opposite of Terror"
Featuring Prof. Joseph Massad, Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room F85, 3730 Walnut St.
Contact: Sarah Krasny, sarahk@druidpartners.com.
Co-sponsored by the Penn Arab Students Society, Department of Political Science,
and the Middle East Center.
Thursday, April 6, 7:00 PM
Middle East Music and Dance Workshop and Performance
"Spice it Up!"
Featuring the Spice Route Ensemble
Location: Harris-Turner Auditorium, Cheyney University.
Contact: Norma George, Coordinator of International Programs,
610-399-2416
or ngeorge@cheyney.edu.
Co-sponsored by the International Programs at Cheyney University and the Middle East Center.
Friday, April 7, 8:30 - 4:30 PM
"Africa Scholar for a Day"
Featuring Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, Department of Philosophy, University of Princeton.
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Romm F85, 3730 Walnut St.
For program information, click here.
Contact:
215-898-6971
, or email africa@sas.upenn.edu
Sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies. Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, Middle East Center, Department of Philosophy, the Philosophy, Politics & Economics Program, and the Department of Political Science.
Thursday, April 13, 4:30 PM
Women in Islamic Law Seminar - Roundtable Discussion
"The Uses and Abuses of Sharia: The Application of Islamic Law in Muslim Communities "
Featuring Ludmila Zamah (Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Religious Studies @ Penn), Carolyn Baugh (Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations @ Penn), Sarah Izfar (Penn Law), Anisa Rahim (Temple Law), and Prof. Joseph Lowry (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations) will be the discussant.
Location: College Hall, History Lounge, 2nd Floor, 3450 Woodland Walk.
Contact: fks@history.upenn.edu.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Monday, April 24, 3:00-4:30 PM
Lecture Series on Turkey
"The Roots of Contemporary Turkish Literature in Sufi/Ottoman Literature"
Featuring Dr. Sooyong Kim, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Islamic Culture at Bryn Mawr College.
Location: Community College of Philadelphia, Teaching Center, 1700 Spring Garden St.
Contact: Fay Beauchamp,
215-751-8668
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
June
Wednesday, June 7, 8:00 PM
Middle East Cultural Series - FREE EVENT!
"A Middle Eastern Music Adventure"
Featuring: The Spice Route Ensemble, The Drexel Percussion Ensemble, Sourav Das, The Philadelphia Belly Dance Superstars, and the Drexel Dance Team
Location: Mandell Theater, Drexel University (33rd and Chestnut)
Contact: Kendra Lawton at
215-895-1275
or
215-895-2787
Co-sponsors: Drexel University, Middle East Center and South Asia Center at UPenn, and Musicopia
Thursday, June 8, 7:00 PM
First Person Arts Festival
"On The Ground In Iraq"
Featuring: Yasmine El-Shamayleh, reading from the popular Iraqi blog Riverbend, and Colby Buzzell, author of My War: Killing Time in Iraq, and Peter Lems, AFSC National Representative for Iraq. This special event will also include a screening of Voices of Iraq.
Location: Arts Bank (601 South Broad Street)
Cost: $15 per ticket; $7.50 First Person members
For more information, go to http://www.firstpersonarts.org
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center.
Sunday, June 11, 12 Noon
First Person Arts Festival
"Inheriting the Holy Land"
Featuring: Jennifer Miller, author of Inheriting the Holy Land; film director Julia Bacha, who will screen excerpts of her film, Encounter Point; music of Israel/Palestine featuring Kareem Roustom, Udi Bar-David and Hanna Khoury; and Marc Ross, professor of peace studies at Bryn Mawr.
Location: Arts Bank (601 South Broad Street)
Cost: $25 (includes light refreshments before the show)
For more information, go to http://www.firstpersonarts.org
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center at UPenn and the National Museum of American Jewish History
June 26-30
Summer Institute for Middle and High School Teachers
"Teaching Islam in Africa, Asia and the Middle East"
Click here for the announcement; and click here for an application.
Contact:
(215) 573-8367
or email: nriley@sas.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by the African Studies Center, Middle East Center, South Asia Center, Center for East Asian Studies, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum, Education Department.
July
July 26, 10:30 AM
Summer Wonder 2006 Performance Series
"The Spice Route Ensemble"
A group of internationally acclaimed musicians of diverse Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean traditions, presents a program of Middle Eastern musical fusion.
Free with Museum admission-donation ($8 adult, $5 children under 12). Pre-registration is required.
Location: 3260 South Street, University of Pennsylvania Museum.
Co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Middle East Center.
Contact:
(215) 746-6774
to register.
September
Wednesday, September 13, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
Reflections on the Academic Program: Panel Discussion
Haggai Ben-Shammai, Hebrew University; Patricia Crone, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University; Sarah Stroumsa, Hebrew University; Abraham Udovitch, Princeton University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Thursday, September 14, 12 Noon
Middle East Center presents:
Works-in-Progress Seminar
"Cyrus's Twins: An Unconventional Guide to Iranian-Israeli Relations"
Featuring Prof. Haggai Ram, Senior Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies,
Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University, and Greenberg Middle East Scholar in Residence at Skidmore College
Discussant: Prof. Robert Vitalis, Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Pennsylvania
Location: Solomon Asch Center, Suite 305, St. Leonard's Court,
3833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a copy of the paper, contact: edwebb@sas.upenn.edu
Thursday, September 14, 6:30 PM
Middle East Center presents:
Middle East Speakers Forum
"Nasrallah is our Bin Laden: Israel and the 'Global War on Terror'"
Featuring Prof. Haggai Ram, Senior Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies,
Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University, and Greenberg Middle East Scholar in Residence at Skidmore College
Location: Logan Hall 17, 249 S. 36th St. (36th and Spruce Streets)
For more information:
(215) 898-6335
Free and open to the public
Tuesday-Thursday, September 19 - 21
Penn Faculty & Staff Against War on Iraq
Penn Teach-In on the Occupation of Iraq
Panel discussions from 6-8 PM; Films at 8 PM
Location: Huntsman Hall, 38th & Spruce St.
More details from the Penn FSAWI website
Co-Sponsored by the Middle East Center
Wednesday, September 20, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Observations on the Beginnings of Judeo-Arabic Civilization"
Haggai Ben-Shammai, Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Monday, September 25, 12 Noon
The ME Studies Graduate Student Colloquium Presents:
"Sacred Language, National Tongue, Sovereign State: Language and Legitimacy in the Muslim World" (abstract)
Tristan Mabry, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science
Location: Williams Hall 816 ~ Pizza will be served
RSVP to firat@sas.upenn.edu
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, September 27, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Between Conqueror and Conquered: On the Roots and Authenticity of the Conquest Agreements in the Seventh Century"
Milka Levy-Rubin, Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Thursday, September 28, 5:15 PM
Inside Policymaking Speakers Forum presents
"Truth and Fiction in Iraq Reconstruction"
Ginger Cruz, Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Location: Room 245, Huntsman Hall (38th & Walnut Streets)
Reception to follow
For further information contact d_martinez@sas.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by The Fels Public Policy Internship Program, Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business, and the Middle East Center
October
Friday, October 6, 5 - 7 PM
Public Reception to meet participants in the conference "Comparative Diplomatics: Historical and Cultural Implications"
Mosaic Gallery, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 Spruce Street
For further information contact Professor Brian Spooner
Conference supported by the Middle East Center
Sunday, October 8, 2:30 PM
Public Seminar: "The Written Word and its Changing Social Function over Time"
Featuring participants in the conference "Comparative Diplomatics: Historical and Cultural Implications."
The seminar will focus on Persian.
Rainey Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 Spruce Street
Free and open to the public
For further information contact Professor Brian Spooner
Conference supported by the Middle East Center
Wednesday, October 11, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"The Early Tradition of Judeo-Arabic Bible Translations in the Middle Ages "
Sagit Butbul , Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Friday, October 13, Saturday, October 14 & Sunday, October 15, 8:00 PM and 3:00 PM (Sunday only)
Temple University and Peace Child Israel Present:
"6 Actors in Search of a Plot"
A Palestinian/Israeli Theater Initiative by Muhammad Ahmed Zaher and Billy Yalowitz
Location: Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia
Performances will be followed by discussions with artists and audience
For tickets and more information contact
215-925-9914
or www.paintedbride.org
Supported by the Middle East Center, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Temple University's Office of the Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies, The Abraham Fund Initiatives, The Alan B. Slifka Foundation, and The Five County Arts Fund.
Wednesday, October 18, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Interpretation After the End of Days: Tenth-Century Fatimid-Ismaili Ta'wil (Interpretation) of Jewish and Christian Scripture and Ritual"
David Hollenberg, James Madison University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Thursday, October 19, 12 Noon
Middle East Center presents:
Works-in-Progress Seminar
"Jamal al-Banna, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, and Khaled Abou El Fadl: Evolving Theologies of Justice "
Featuring Rev. Dr. David Johnston, Visiting Scholar in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Prof. Joseph Lowry, Assistant Professor in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Location: Solomon Asch Center, Suite 305, St. Leonard's Court,
3833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
For a copy of the paper, contact: edwebb@sas.upenn.edu
Open to faculty and students of Penn and other area colleges only
Wednesday, October 25, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Time, Myth, and the History of Jewish Law in the Late Gaonic Period"
Joseph David, University of Haifa
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Friday, October 27, 9:00 - 4:30 PM
International Roundtable: Women's Education in the Near East and North Africa
Location: 3440 Market St, Conference Room 500
To RSVP and for more information contact WomenOfTheNearEast@mail.gse.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by Penn Graduate School of Education, The Middle East Center, and The Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Monday, October 30, 12 Noon
The ME Studies Graduate Student Colloquium Presents
"Writing Death: Psychoanalysis and the Libyan novelist Ibrahim al-Kuni" (abstract)
Ching-jen Wang, PhD Candidate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Location: Williams Hall 816 ~ Pizza will be served
RSVP to firat@sas.upenn.edu
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Monday, October 30, 1:00 PM
Public Lecture
"Slavery, Ethnicity, Identity, and Popular Culture in Contemporary Sudan"
Dr. Ahmad Sikainga, Ohio State University
Location: Houston Hall Room 314 (Griski Room) (34th and Spruce)
For more information contact Africa Studies Center,
215-898-6610
Co-sponsored by the African Studies Center and Middle East Center
November
Wednesday, November 1, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Thinkers of 'This Peninsula': The Introduction and Early Development of Philosophy in al-Andalus"
Sarah Stroumsa, Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Thursday & Friday, November 2-3, 9:00 - 5:00 PM
International Conference
"Global Framing of Democracy: International Perspectives on Civil Society"
Location TBA
For more information and agenda visit the conference website or contact Sylvie Beauvais
Co-sponsored by the Project for Global Communications Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, and the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Supported by the Middle East Center
Tuesday, November 7, 9 - 2:30 PM
University of Pennsylvania Museum presents a teacher workshop:
"King Tut and the Amarna Period in Ancient Egypt"
Attendance qualifies for Act 48 credit and NJ Teacher's Certification
$40 (includes lunch)
For more information visit the Museum website or contact Prema Deshmukh on 215-898-4065/66
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center and Camden County Community College
Tuesday, November 7, 5:00 PM
The Oriental Club of Philadelphia presents a seminar:
"Traveling as an Academic"
Featuring faculty from area universities
Location: Penn Humanities Forum Conference Room, 3619 Locust Walk
Free and open to the public
For further information contact Professor Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Supported by the Middle East Center, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the South Asia Center
Tuesday, November 7, 7:30 PM
The Muslim Students Association at Penn presents:
"The Spiritual Crisis of Modern Man"
Dr. Seyyed Hossain Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University
Location: Terrace Room, Logan Hall (36th and Spruce)
For further information contact khalidu@wharton.upenn.edu
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center, the Center for Religion and Spirituality, SPEC Connaisance, and the Annenberg School for Communication
Wednesday, November 8, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Strange Associations: Shi'i Thought and Medieval Jewish Philosophy"
Alfred Ivry, New York University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, November 8, 5 PM
Public lecture to mark the publication of
"America's Kingdom - Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier"
Featuring author Robert Vitalis, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, room 245 (38th and Walnut)
Reception and book-signing follow at the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business-Student Lounge, 3732 Locust Walk (across from Jon M. Huntsman Hall)
For further information and to RSVP: Ed Webb
Co-sponsored by Middle East Center & the Huntsman Program in International Studies, Political Science Department, the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Studies
Friday, November 10, 9:30 -12:30 PM
Symposium: "The Haves and the Have Nots: An Assessment of Disability in the Middle East"
Featuring:
Liat Ben Moshe, Syracuse University - "Disability at War in Israel: A Cautionary Tale on Activism and Resistance"
Sumi Colligan, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - "Navigating Paternalistic State and Neo-Liberal Discourses and Practices: The Complexities of Agency for Disability Rights Activists in Israel"
Hila Rimon Greenspan - "The Rise of the Disability Rights Movement in Israel"
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, University of Pennsylvania - "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Historical Overview of Disability in Modern Iran"
Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania - Discussant
Location: College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Room 205. Continental breakfast will be served.
For information and to RSVP contact Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
Co-sponsored by The Middle East Center and the Bates Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Wednesday, November 15, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Arabic into Hebrew: The Accommodation of Secular Knowledge in Twelfth Century Provencal Judaism"
Gad Freudenthal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 5 PM
The Middle East Center, Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business, and the Lauder Institute present a public lecture:
"U.S. Policy in Turkey and the Region"
Ross Wilson, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
Location: 245 Jon M. Huntsman Hall (38th and Walnut St.)
Followed by a reception at the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business-Student Lounge, 3732 Locust Walk (across from Jon M. Huntsman Hall)
For more information telephone
215-898-2058
Co-sponsored by the SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management
Wednesday, November 15, 6:45 PM
Middle East Film Series
"Shadya"
Special sneak preview of a documentary, coming to PBS in January 2007, about an Arab-Israeli female Karate champion and the challenges she faces in her family and society
Followed by a discussion led by Isis Nusair, Assistant Professor of International and Women's Studies at Denison University, and Eran Preis, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts, Temple University
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room F95 (38th and Walnut Streets)
For more information contact Cindy L. Burstein
Co-sponsored by ITVS Community Cinema, the Middle East Center, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, WHYY, and the Penn Arab Student Society, Women in Thought, and Muslim Students Association of UPenn
Thursday, November 16, 4:00 PM
Women and Islamic Law Seminar
"Legislating Fatwas: Dilemmas and Contradictions for Femists"
Featuring: Professor Dina Siddiqi, Senior Associate, Alice Paul Center for the Study of Women and Gender, University of Pennsylvania
Location: Williams Hall, Room 816, 36th and Spruce St.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
Thursday, November 16, 7:00 PM
Turkish Film Festival
"Facing Window (La Finestra Di Fronte)"
Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek, 2003
Location: International House, 3701 Chestnut St.
Tickets: $5 students and seniors, $7 general admission
Presented by the Moon and Stars Project and co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
Friday, November 17, 7:00 PM
Turkish Film Festival
"Istanbul Tales (Anlat Istanbul)"
Dir. Umit Unal, 2005
Location: International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
Tickets: $5 students and seniors, $7 general admission
Presented by the Moon and Stars Project and co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
Saturday, November 18, 2:00 PM
Turkish Film Festival
"On The Road (Yolda) "
Dir. Erden Kirel, 2005
Location: International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
Tickets: $5 students and seniors, $7 general admission
Presented by the Moon and Stars Project and co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
Monday, November 20, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"The Impact of Arabic on Hebrew Philology and Biblical Exegesis in the Tenth Century and Beyond "
Aharon Maman, Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, November 29, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"Transgressions and Their Punishments in Jewish and Islamic Law: The Islamic Legal Background of Gaonic and Maimonidean Approaches"
Gideon Libson, Hebrew University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, November 29, 12:20 - 1:15 PM
Middle East Music Workshop
"Odessa to Istanbul: Bringing Middle Eastern Classical and Jewish Klezmer Music Traditions Together"
Location: Community College of Philadelphia, BG-10 (large auditorium)
Co-sponsored by The Middle East Center, The Painted Bride Arts Center, and The Community College of Philadelphia Student Life Center
Thursday, November 30, 12 Noon
Women and Islamic Law Seminar
"Religion, Politics, and Women in Iran: Edging toward Democracy?"
A Lecture and Video Presentation
Featuring: Professor Shahla Haeri, Director of the Women's Studies Program and Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Boston University
Location: College Hall, Room 209 - History Department Lounge (Building across from Van Pelt Library entrance)
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
December
Saturday, December 2, 7:00 and 9:00 PM
Concert
"Odessa to Istanbul"
A meeting of the progressive klezmer band Klingon Klez with the Middle Eastern ensemble Atzilut: Concerts for Peace in a fusion of eastern European klezmer with Arabic classical music.
Location: The Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia
Information and tickets:
215-925-9914
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Center
Monday, December 4, 12 Noon
The ME Studies Graduate Student Colloquium Presents
"Creating Future Soldiers and Mothers: Gender and Physical Education in Modern Iran, 1921-1941" (abstract)
Mikiya Koyagi, PhD Student in History
Location: Williams Hall 816 ~ Pizza will be served
RSVP to firat@sas.upenn.edu
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, December 6, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"The Christian and the Jew as Literary Types in Muslim Writing from the Ilkhanid and Seljuk Periods "
Jamal Elias, University of Pennsylvania
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Wednesday, December 13, 12 Noon
Seminar Series: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2006-2007 ~ Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Life Under Caliphs and Sultans
"At the Muslim-Christian Front: The Jews of the Central Maghreb in the Sixteenth Century"
Yaron Tsur, Tel-Aviv University
Location: Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
RSVP to allenshe@sas.upenn.edu
Fellowship program organized with the cooperation of the Middle East Center
Open to Penn faculty and students only
Sunday, December 17, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Association for Jewish Studies 38th Annual Conference
"Dahlia Ravikovitch [1936-2005], In Memoriam"
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Diego, California
Co-sponsored by the AJS Women's Caucus, the Middle East Center, and the Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford University