Past Events

Events



Workers Movements and the Arab Popular Uprisings of 2011

Mar 26, 2019 at

Join us for a fascinating talk on workers movements and the Arab popular uprisings of 2011 given by Joel Beinin, the Donald McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Stanford University. The…



Middle East Film Festival, March 25-29, 2019

Mar 25, 2019 at

Please join us for the Middle East Film Festival which will take place March 25-29, 2019 at the University of Pennsylvania. All movies except the Yemenite movie 10 Days efore the Wedding will be screened in Fisher-…



Alef Is for Allah: Childhood, Emotion, and Visual Culture in Islamic Societies

Jamal J. Elias
Feb 27, 2019 at

We would like to invite you to a fascinating book talk given by Dr. Jamal J. Elias (Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Religious Studies and South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania). Dr…



Tamazight Language Workshop

Various
Feb 22, 2019 at

Come and experience the Amazigh language, history and culture in a fascinating work shop that will run in the Golkin Room (Houston Hall 223). 9:30-2:30 on Feb.22. To RSVP write to the Middle East Center's program…



The Iranian Revolution at 40: A Half-Day Symposium

Various
Feb 11, 2019 at

We welcome you to a half-day symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. The symposium takes place on February 11, 2019 in Arch 108. The symposium features a key-note by Ervand Abrahamian and…



A Revolution in Four Seasons

Sara Maamouri
Feb 6, 2019 at

On February 6, 2019 we will be screening A Revolution in Four Seasons by Jessie Deeter and Sara Maamouri. Sara Maamouri will also be present to answer questions after the screening. The movie tells the story of two…



Making Sense of Yemen

Dr. Sabine Schmidtke, Dr. Charles Schmitz, Ms. Iona Craig, Dr. Robert Vitalis
Jan 30, 2019 at

This panel discussion featuring Dr. Sabine Schmidtke (Professor of Islamic History at the Institute for Advanced Study), Dr. Charles Schmitz (Professor of Geography at Towson University) and independent journalist Iona…



FLAS Information Session

Various
Jan 23, 2019 at

Join us for an Information Session on the U.S. Department of Education's Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program. FLAS Fellowships are awarded by Penn's FLAS & National Resource Centers (Aftica,…



To Keep the Sun Alive

Rabeah Ghaffari
Jan 15, 2019 at

Please join us for a reading and discussion with Rabeah Ghaffari author of To Keep the Sun Alive who will be in conversation with Bill Figueroa 



Blending Legal Traditions in the United Arab Emirates: Shari'a, Civil Law, and More

Herbert S. Wolfson, Esq.
Nov 29, 2018 at

This lecture features Herbert S. Wolfson, Esq. who is going to discuss the blending of legal traditions in the United Arab Emirates.