Middle East Studies Program

Events

• Apr

  21

  Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia April 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge
  

  Universities are now at the center of societal debates about antisemitism, Islamophobia, and freedom of expression. Increasingly, voicing support for Palestinians is cast as antisemitism or as a form of support for terrorism. This panel examines the controversy from a critical perspective.

• Apr

  24

  Tarek Masoud: “Religious Nationalism and Democracy in the Muslim World” April 24, 2025 @ 4:00 pm 1418 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr, Madison WI 53706
  

  Drawing on empirical studies of historic patterns of democratic emergence and breakdown in Arab- and Muslim-majority countries, and of democratic attitudes among Muslims of different partisan stripes, this presentation attempts to make progress on a question that will continue to occupy scholars and concerned citizens for decades to come.

• Apr

  30

  Teaching About the Holocaust Through “White Bird” April 30, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Online via Zoom
  

  Join us for a special book club event commemorating Genocide Awareness Month, featuring "White Bird" by R. J. Palacio.