Past Events

Events



Nationalism, Constitutionalism, and Print Culture in Nineteenth Century Iran

Shiva Balaghi, Associate Director and Adjunct Professor of History, Hagop Kevorkian Center, NYU
Jan 25, 2001 at

Papers for this seminar (9/25) will be distributed ahead of time and will be available from the Middle East Center via e-mail or hard copy (contact us at: mec-info@sas.upenn.edu). For further information contact:…



Oud Music of the Near East: A Tribute to Udi Hrant

Richard Hagopian and Ensemble
Jan 19, 2001 at

International House of Philadelphia presents a 100th anniversary concert honoring Udi Hrant, the legendary blind Armenian oud master. This concert will be a powerful program of dance tunes, improvisations and art…



Democracy in Egypt? A Discussion of the Recent Elections

Vickie Langohr, Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross; Jason Brownlee, Ph.D. Candidate in Politics, Princeton University
Jan 18, 2001 at

Vickie Langohr is an expert on Egyptian politics and the Muslim Brotherhood. Jason Brownlee recently returned from observing the November 2000 parliamentary elections. Join us for a discussion of the regime,…



Contemporary Iranian-American Fiction: Five Women, Five Book

Middle East Center
Dec 13, 1901 at