Past Events

Events



Reflections on September 11

Rosane Rocher (SARS & Asian American Studies), Robert Vitalis (Political Science), Ritty Lukose (Education), Nubar Hovsepian (Political Science)
Oct 2, 2001 at



Post-1979 Iranian National Culture: A Reconsideration

Haggai Ram, Middle Eastern Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sep 20, 2001 at



Breaking Rank: A Humanitarian Call to End the Economic Sanctions Against Iraq

Kathy Kelly & Thomas Naff, Voices of the Wilderness
Sep 17, 2001 at



The Text and Its Double

Elias Khoury, Lebanese Author and Journalist
Apr 16, 2001 at

Elias Khoury, one of the most prolific novelists in the Arab World today. Khoury is from Lebanon and has written 10 novels, four books on literary and poetry criticism, one play and a film scenario. Khoury is also…



Policy Briefing Trip to Washington, DC: The Future of US-Iraqi Policy

Apr 6, 2001 at

Attend briefings from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, White House National Security Council, Anti-Sanction Activists, and Human Rights Watch. This trip is FREE for students.



Before Democracy: Coming to Terms with Formal Political Authority

Abdelsalam Maghroui, Transnational Institute Fellow, Princeton University
Apr 5, 2001 at



The Construction of National Identities: Israelis & Palestinians

Rashid Khalidi & Yael Zerubavel
Apr 4, 2001 at

Khalidi is Professor of Middle East History and Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago, and is the author of "Palestinian Identity: The Construction of National Consciousness" (…



The Formation of the Arabic Novel and the Enlightenment Movement

Gaber Asfour, Undersecretary of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Professor of Arabic Literature, Cairo University
Apr 2, 2001 at



Islam in the Mix: Religion and the Globalization of Hip Hop Culture

Poor Righteous Teachers (C Rayz Walz, Grand Agent, Jamarah Leverette, Suheir Hammad)
Mar 30, 2001 at

Conference: 10AM to 4PM, Amado Recital Hall (at 34th & Spruce St.) Concert: 8PM, at the Rotunda (4012 Walnut Street). Admission is FREE For more information, call the Middle East Center at 215-898-6335.



Scholarship, Rebellion, and the Perfect Man: Themes in Chinese Muslim History

Zvi Aziz Ben-Dor, Fellow at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis
Mar 29, 2001 at