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Lecture: “LGBTQ Issues in the Middle East”
Lecture: “LGBTQ Issues in the Middle East”
“LGBTQ Issues in the Middle East” Sunday, Feb 26 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Duke University Online — Register Here Join us for a discussion with Israeli journalist and playwright […]
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Ambassador Dennis Ross: The ‘New’
Ambassador Dennis Ross: The ‘New’
Lecture: Ambassador Dennis Ross: The ‘New’ Wednesday, March 1 | 6:00-7:00 PM Washington Duke Inn Duke University The Rudnick lecture welcomes Ambassador Dennis Ross, Ambassador Dennis Ross is counselor and […]
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Graduate Student Symposium: The Decline of Democracy
The Inaugural Joint Graduate Student Symposium of the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (DAMES), Global Studies, and TransAtlantic Master's Program March 2-3, FedEx Global Education Center RSVP here […]
Graduate Student Symposium: The Decline of Democracy
Graduate Student Symposium: The Decline of Democracy
The Inaugural Joint Graduate Student Symposium of the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (DAMES), Global Studies, and TransAtlantic Master's Program March 2-3, FedEx Global Education Center RSVP here […]
The Evolution of Israel’s Nuclear Counter-Proliferation Policy
The Evolution of Israel’s Nuclear Counter-Proliferation Policy
Conversation: "The Evolution of Israel’s Nuclear Counter-Proliferation Policy” with Or Rabinowitz Thursday, March 2 | 5:30-6:45 PM Sanford 05, Sanford School of Public Policy Duke University Join AGS for a […]
Carolina Center for Jewish Studies 20th Anniversary
Carolina Center for Jewish Studies 20th Anniversary
Thursday, March 2 | 7:00-9:00 PM Hill Hall, Moeser Auditorium, UNC-Chapel Hill All are welcome to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies with a musical […]
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The Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies 20th year anniversary: Comedy and Hip-Hop Show
The Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies 20th year anniversary: Comedy and Hip-Hop Show
The Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies 20th year anniversary: Comedy and Hip-Hop Show Friday, March 3, 2023 | 7:00-9:00pm Student Union Auditorium, UNC - Chapel Hill Students, faculty, […]
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Art Exhibit – love letters: a unique alphabet by hatice örün
Art Exhibit – love letters: a unique alphabet by hatice örün
Art Exhibit – love letters: a unique alphabet by hatice örün Sancar Turkish Cultural & Community Center Saturday March 4, from 2-4pm - Brief presentation by Dr. Hatice Örün followed […]
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Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
In her new book "Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism" Dr. Elora Shehabuddin presents a unique and engaging history of feminism […]
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A conversation with the translators of The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics
A conversation with the translators of The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics
Join Online All are welcome to join this virtual conversation about the new book “The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics, Women Politicians Write from Prison”, edited by Gultan Kasanak. The […]
Film Screening: “Nasrin”
Film Screening: “Nasrin”
Film Screening: "Nasrin” Wednesday, March 8 | 7:00-9:00 PM Smith Warehouse Bay 4, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall Duke University Join the Duke Human Rights Center @ Franklin Humanities Institute for […]
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The Moral Dilemmas of Being Rich, Powerful, and Uzbek Today
The Moral Dilemmas of Being Rich, Powerful, and Uzbek Today
Morgan Liu is an Associate Professor of Anthropology Department at Ohio State University. In his work as a cultural anthropologist, Liu focuses on Muslims in former Communist countries, the impact […]
An Islamic Reflection on Health, Healing and the Moral Dimensions of Biomedicine
An Islamic Reflection on Health, Healing and the Moral Dimensions of Biomedicine
Lecture: “An Islamic Reflection on Health, Healing and the Moral Dimensions of Biomedicine” with Aasim Padela Thursday, March 9 | 5:30 -6:30 PM Duke North, Room 2001 Duke University The […]
Diplomatic Discussion with Rana Foroohar
Diplomatic Discussion with Rana Foroohar
Conversation: “Diplomatic Discussion with Rana Foroohar, Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst” Thursday, March 9 | 5:30-7:00pm Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Center UNC-Chapel Hill At the dawn of the […]
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Conference “Bazm o Razm in the Persianate World: Continuities and Convergences”
Conference “Bazm o Razm in the Persianate World: Continuities and Convergences”
The UNC Persian Studies Program Presents this one-day symposium to provide a space for public discussions of the nuances around discourses of feasting and fighting in the Persianate world, focusing […]
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Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World
Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World
Featuring Dr. Ussama Makdisi, from the University of California - Berkeley. Moving from the nineteenth century to the present, this groundbreaking book explores, without denial or equivocation, the politics of […]
Visual arts in the war mode of neoliberal capitalism in Afghanistan
Visual arts in the war mode of neoliberal capitalism in Afghanistan
Mohsin Taasha, from the "Identity” series, 2016, rapido pen on currency and paper, 10x13 inches, Kabul, Afghanistan Lecture: “Visual Arts in the War Mode of Neoliberal Capitalism in Afghanistan” Monday, […]
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Archive Iraq: Repairing Collective Memory of the Anglo-American Invasion and Occupation
Archive Iraq: Repairing Collective Memory of the Anglo-American Invasion and Occupation
Workshop: "Archive Iraq: Repairing Collective Memory of the Anglo-American Invasion and Occupation” Tuesday, March 21 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Rubenstein Library 249, Carpenter Conference Room Duke University - […]
The Bush Foreign Policy Legacy: Twenty Years After the Invasion of Iraq
The Bush Foreign Policy Legacy: Twenty Years After the Invasion of Iraq
Conversation "The Bush Foreign Policy Legacy: Twenty Years After the Invasion of Iraq” with Stephen J. Hadley Tuesday, March 21 | 6:00 PM Fleishman Commons, Sanford School of Public Policy […]
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Iranian Women’s Rights Movement: Past and Present
Iranian Women’s Rights Movement: Past and Present
Wednesday March 22, 2023 from 4:30-6:00pm - Register online Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi (Director of the Center for Middle East Studies & Chair of UNC Persian Studies) will be speaking about Iran's […]
An Evening with Naftali Bennett
An Evening with Naftali Bennett
Lecture: "An Evening with Naftali Bennett” Wednesday, March 22 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Page Auditorium Tickets available at tickets.duke.edu Naftali Bennett became Israel's 13th Prime Minister in 2021 […]
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Losing Istanbul: Arab-Ottoman Imperialists and the End of Empire
Losing Istanbul: Arab-Ottoman Imperialists and the End of Empire
Monday, March 27, 5:30-7:00pm Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Center UNC - Chapel Hill Presented by Dr. Mostafa Minawi, Professor of History at Cornell University. Losing Istanbul offers an intimate […]
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian Peace: A Conversation with Ghaith al-Omari and Dov Weissglas
The Past, Present, and Future of the Pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian Peace: A Conversation with Ghaith al-Omari and Dov Weissglas
Conversation "The Past, Present, and Future of the Pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian Peace” Tuesday, March 28 |5:00 - 6:45 pm Rhodes Conference Room (Sanford 223) Duke University Ghaith al-Omari, a senior […]
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Book talk: “Jasūr Magazine X Nadia Bou Ali”
Book talk: “Jasūr Magazine X Nadia Bou Ali”
Book talk: "Jasūr Magazine X Nadia Bou Ali” Wednesday, March 29 |1:00 pm Online - register here Nadia Bou Ali, Associate Professor and Director of the Civilizational Studies Program at […]
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Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East
Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East
Lecture: "Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East" Thursday, March 30, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM Pauli Murray (aka Hamilton) Hall 569 UNC - Chapel […]
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Fashioning a Varied Career in History after UNC: Environmental History, UNC Honors, and Doing History for Public Audiences
Fashioning a Varied Career in History after UNC: Environmental History, UNC Honors, and Doing History for Public Audiences
Discussion “Fashioning a Varied Career in History after UNC: Environmental History, UNC Honors, and Doing History for Public Audiences” Friday, March 31 |11:20-12:30 am Pauli Murray Hall 270 UNC - […]
