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Nov04
Arab Brazil: Ternary Orientalism and the Question of South-South Comparison @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Ingraham 206
Waïl S. Hassan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) will discuss how the Arab world in Brazil works paradoxically as a site of otherness (different language, culture, and religion) and solidarity (with cultural, historical, demographic, and geopolitical ties).
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Nov07
Reinventing Islamic Architecture in the 20th and 21st Centuries @ 9:00 am - @ 5:00 pm
Eleven scholars from the U.S. and abroad will present papers that investigate the phenomenon of 20th- and 21st-century architecture making references to pre-modern Islamic monuments and built environments.
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Nov11
Children's African Story Hour: Egyptian Lullaby @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd., Madison, WI 53716
We are thrilled to be partnering with the African Studies Program here at UW-Madison to present a children’s book entitled "Egyptian Lullaby" by Zeena M. Pliska (Author) and Hatem Aly (Illustrator).
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Nov25
Children's African Story Hour: Egyptian Lullaby @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St., Madison, WI 53713
We are thrilled to be partnering with the African Studies Program here at UW-Madison to present a children’s book entitled "Egyptian Lullaby" by Zeena M. Pliska (Author) and Hatem Aly (Illustrator).
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Dec04
Navigating Childhood and Conflict in “The Cat at the Wall” @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online via Zoom
Cat at the Wall is a thought-provoking novel that invites middle school students to delve into themes of empathy, conflict, and cultural understanding through the eyes of a cat observing life in the war-torn environment of the Occupied West Bank. The story encourages discussions about perspectives and the ultimate impact of war on individuals and communities.
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2025-2026 F-H Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad application is now open
ONLINE information session Monday, November 11, 2024 @ 7pm
Reinventing Islamic Architecture in the 20th and 21st Centuries
A hybrid symposium: November 7-8, 2024
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad information session
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 @ 4pm
Lecture: “Perceptions of the ‘Other’: Ottoman-Italian Encounters and the Fall of Constantinople”
October 25, 2024 @1:00 PM US CT
Revolution Squared: Tahrir, Political Possibilities, and Counterrevolution in Egypt
October 16, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Applications for Languages of the World Day 2025 are now open!
Submit your school’s application by November 1, 2024
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