No contemporary figure is more demonized than the Islamist foreign fighter who wages jihad around the world. Spreading violence, disregarding national borders, and rejecting secular norms, so-called jihadists seem…
This talk examines temporality and transience as an urban condition in the cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While these are presented as the main driving force behind the spectacular structures that dominate their…
Moniro Ravanipour, with translator Mohammad Ghanoonparvar
Feb 19, 2020
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Join us for an evening with internationally acclaimed Iranian-American author Moniro Ravanipour. Ravanipour was born in Jofreh, a village on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Her birthplace has had a substantial impact on…
Hicham Safieddine, Maya Mikdashi, Marwan Kraidy, and moderator Lama Mourad
Feb 13, 2020
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Since 2019, Lebanon has been rocked by a series of protests and political upheavals, culminating with the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in October. Join our panel of specialists for a discussion and analysis…
In this lecture, Dr. Alon Tam will explore the social history of the Jewish community in Egypt, with a special emphasis on the city of Cairo, in the late 19 th century and the first half of the 20 th century. He will…
"Ian Lustick has written a richly informed and persuasive account of how the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians has become the seemingly dead-end tragedy it is today. This book provides an especially…
Join us for an evening with Mosab Abu Toha, the founder of the Edward Said Library, Gaza's only English-only library. Abu Toha is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and Visiting…
The Middle East Center invites you to Education in the Arab World: Challenges Past, Present & Future. In this conversation, moderated by the Penn Graduate School of Education's Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, a panel of…
