Past Events

Events



Discipline and Punish: Law, Policing, and Incarceration in the Middle East

Hayal Akarsu, Heba Khalil, Shai Gortler and moderator Emily Sutcliffe
Oct 7, 2021 at

Join us for a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary conversation about incarceration, policing, and the practice of law in a variety of Middle Eastern settings.



Israel After Netanyahu: How Much Will Change?: A Panel Discussion

Shira Efron, Dana El Kurd, Ian Lustick, Yofi Tirosh, and moderator Nathaniel Shils
Oct 5, 2021 at

After 15 years as prime minister of Israel, including a three-year stint in the 1990's Binyamin Netanyahu went down in history as that country's longest-serving leader — fundamentally transforming Israel's domestic…



Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Yemeni Journalist and Activist

Opening Keynote Address For "Social Change and the Global Middle East" Series with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Sep 30, 2021 at

Join the Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and The Middle East Center for the inaugural event of SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL MIDDLE EAST, a year-long series of panels and lectures. We welcome Nobel…



The Iranian Nuclear Issue: A View from History

John Ghazvinian, Executive Director of the Middle East Center
Sep 28, 2021 at

As tensions between the United States and Iran continue, the controversy about the Iranian nuclear program is frequently cited as a central area of disagreement between the two countries. But is this, in fact, the…



Return to Ruin: Iraqi Narratives of Exile and Nostalgia

Zainab Saleh, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Haverford College
Sep 23, 2021 at

From the US backing for the 1963 Ba'th coup and support for Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s, to the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion and occupation, American foreign policy has always been deeply implicated in…



Sustainability Practices in the Middle East: Past, Present, and Future

Climate Week at Penn
Akudo Ejelonu, Gökçe Günel, Susan Roaf, Lily Cheng (moderator)
Sep 22, 2021 at

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The United States, Iraq, and the Experience of Exile

Zainab Saleh, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Haverford College
Sep 21, 2021 at

From the US backing for the 1963 Ba'th coup and support for Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s, to the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion and occupation, American foreign policy has always been deeply implicated in…



Romance, Dance, and Happenstance: Egyptian Film Posters Over 50 Years

Egyptian Film Poster Exhibit Launch and Reception
Mohannad Ghawanmeh and Rawad Wehbe
Sep 17, 2021 at

The Middle East Center and Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture are proud to present a season of programming dedicated to the art and pageantry of 20th century Egyptian cinema. Join us as we launch this exciting exhibition with a…



Twenty Years Later: The Legacy of 9/11

Spencer Ackerman, Tesneem Alkiek, Col. Vincent Ciuccoli, Carol Kalin, Zubaida Qaissi, and Hazami Sayed
Sep 14, 2021 at

Twenty years have passed since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Join us for this special retrospective discussion of the many ways the world has been changed, challenged, and reconfigured by the fallout from…



Panel on Afghanistan

Rapid-Response Event
Robert D. Crews and Anila Daulatzai
Aug 24, 2021 at -

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: CLICK HERE Four American presidential administrations. Two decades of war. A fundamental misreading of the geopolitical realities of Afghanistan. A humanitarian crisis as the country falls into…