2007
September
Monday, September 17, 12 PM
University of Pennsylvania Department of History presents:
"Questioning 'Islamofascism': Egyptian Representations of Fascism and Nazism, 1933-1945"
A talk by Prof. Israel Gershoni, Tel Aviv University, Department of Middle Eastern and African History
Location: College Hall 209, History Louge
For more information, contact 215-898-6335.
Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center.
Wednesday, September 26, 12 PM
Middle East Center presents:
Works-in-Progress Seminar
"Liberated Bodies, Saved Souls: Missionaries and Freed Slaves in Egypt"
Presenter: Beth Baron, Department of History, CUNY
Discussant: TBA
Location: 209 College Hall, Hisotry Louge
For a copy of the paper, contact: Kathy Spillman
Open to faculty and students of Penn and other area colleges only
October
Thursday-Friday, October 25-26
The Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality presents:
"Gender, War, and Militarism: An International Conference"
Location: University of Pennsylvania
For more information visit: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/wstudies/gwnconference
Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center.
November
Saturday, November 10, 10 AM-3 PM
University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center presents:
Workshop for K-12 Teachers
"Cruise the Nile through History: Explore Ancient and Modern Egypt "
Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Cost: There is a $30 cost for this program (lunch is included.) Please make checks payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Attendance qualifies for NJ Professional Development Credits and PA Act 48 Credits.
For more information contact: Kathy Spillman
Wednesday, November 28, 12 PM
Issues in Contemporary East Asia presents:
"Belief: Cross-national comparisons of Islamist recruitment mechanisms in Middle-East,
Africa and Asia "
A talk by Kikue Hamayotsu, Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University
Location: The Forum in Stiteler Hall at the University of Pennsylvania
Co-sponsored with the Political Science Department and the Middle East Center at University of Pennsylvania
