Emily Hammer, Assistant Professor at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania will give a talk discussing the water situation in the Middle East from both a…
Born in Iraq, Faleeha Hassan is a poet, teacher, editor, writer, and playwright. For her many awards in Iraq and throughout the Middle East, she has been described by Oprah.com and others as the 'Maya Angelou of Iraq.'…
John Limbert, Foreign Service Officer in Tehran (1978-1981) and US Deputy Secretary of State for Iran (2009-2010
Nov 4, 2019
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. We hope to have Ambassador Limbert on campus soon.
Forty years to the day since he was taken hostage by student radicals at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran,…
Amy Hawthorne, Deputy Director for Research at Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
Oct 29, 2019
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Since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power six years ago, he has led the region's most populous country into a new autocratic era. How is al-Sisi's Egypt different from that of Hosni Mubarak, who ruled from 1981 to 2011?…
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Emirati commentator on Arab affairs, founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation
Oct 24, 2019
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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, a Director's Fellow at MIT Media Lab, UAE-based columnist and Founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, will give a talk addressing the politics of modern Middle Eastern Art.
Dr. Angie Heo, Assistant Professor of the Anthropology and Sociology of Religion, University of Chicago
Oct 22, 2019
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In the wake of the Arab Uprisings and the military coup, Egypt's Copts encounter promises of national unity and perils of sectarian exclusion. Based on fieldwork, this lecture analyzes how religious practices of…
Presenters: Simcha Gross, Assistant Professor of Ancient Rabbinics, Penn; Reyhan Durmaz, Assistant Professor, Syriac Studies, Byzantine Studies, Christian-Muslim Relations, Penn; George A. Kiraz, Research Associate,…
Dr. Hisham Aidi, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs
Oct 17, 2019
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Please join us for a talk by Dr. Hisham Aidi,Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, who will discuss race, music and the Global Andalus.
Join us for a book talk with author August Thomas who will be in conversation with Ali Noori, PhD candiate in religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania about Liar's Candle (2018): a spy-novel set in Ankara,…
Dr. Deborah Harrold, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Oct 10, 2019
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Since the late 20th century, Algerians have lived through civil war and political uncertainty. While Algeria missed the Arab Uprisings of 2011, waves of demonstrations contributed to the resignation of an ailing…
