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Middle East Studies Program congratulates Aili Tripp whose publication Seeking Legitimacy: Why Arab Autocracies Adopt Women’s Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2019) was awarded the 2021 L. Carl Brown AIMS Book Prize by the American Institute for Maghrib Studies.
We are proud to co-sponsor the screening of two Iranian movies this upcoming semester, FIRST GRADERS (AVALIHA) and CHESS OF THE WIND (SHATRANJ-E BAAD). Both events are on the Middle East Studies calendar, where you can easily add the event to your own personal calendar. See more information about both movies on the Cinematheque’s website, …
World Literature Today is holding a virtual Zoom of Palestine Voices Symposium which is one of the largest gathering of 50 eminent Palestinian writers, poets, and artists from West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem and the diaspora. They will share with us insight of their writing, books, poetry, art, style and interesting stories about Palestine. Register
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has an event today, 6/30/2021, at 2pm CST. From the event organizers: We will be discussing Queer Arab American representation, sense of community, and the weaponization of Queer Arab identities especially in regards to Palestine. We are very excited to have with us trans rights activist and restaurant co-owner, Chef Marcelle Afram (they/he); …
Looking towards Peace in Afghanistan after the US-NATO Withdrawal Tuesday, June 22, 2021 8:30 AM – 12:40 PM EDT Keynote address: Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Panel 3: The end-state and post-conflict governance • Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at University of Western Australia • Susanne Schmeidl, …
Join the UW French House for a guest lecture from Professor Tristan Vigliano (University Aix-Marselle) on Friday, October 22 at 4pm. French House 633 N Frances Street Madison, WI 53703
The Middle East Studies Program is one of eight area studies centers participating in the third annual Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Award. This year MESP awarded 4 students. The 2021 winners: Stella Dacquisto, for “ISIS and the Image of Archaeological Destruction” Isabelle Johnson, for “Humanizing Criminals: Strategies of LGBTQ+ Activism in the MENA …
The Greenfield Summer Institute showcases the research of UW–Madison faculty and acclaimed Jewish studies scholars from around the country. Each year the Institute’s lectures center around a theme, and this year’s theme is Jews and Politics. The year 2020 witnessed great social unrest, a sharply politicized pandemic, and a contentious U.S. presidential election. In early …
We welcome you to the International Ottoman Maktabs (Schools) Symposium (Mentality-Institutions-Effects) (UOMS-2021), which will be held on 17-19 November 2021, under the auspices of Yalova University Center of Islam Studies and Research with the contributions of Yalova Governorship, Yalova Municipality and Yalova Directorate of National Education. The symposium aims to examine maktabs (schools), one of …