Events around Harvard | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

On this page you will find a list of non-CMES Harvard events related to the Middle East. This list represents only events that we have been made aware of and should not be considered exhaustive.

Events are listed in reverse chronological order.

Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:00 PM

The Professionalization of Military Intelligence in the Middle East During and After the First World War

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Invisible Citizens: The Bedouin of the Negev

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Art and Architecture Lecture at Harvard: Aga Khan Program

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Orhan Pamuk Public Lecture: "The Center"

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Art and Architecture Lecture at Harvard: Aga Khan Program

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:23 PM

Art and Architecture Lecture at Harvard: Aga Khan Program

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:00 PM

The Palestinian Refugee Dilemma: Problems and Prospects for a Negotiated Solution

Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM

A Conversation with Zoya, A Representative of the Revolutionary Association of Women in Afghanistan

Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Fixing Broken Windows: US and EU Approaches to Security Sector Reform in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Chandra Muzaffar and Hegemony: Justice; Peace

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Orhan Pomuk Public Lecture: "Mr. Pamuk, Did You really Live All This?"

Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM

"The Mosque in Morgantown" Harvard Screening

Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Felines in Islamic Art and Culture: An Entertainment

Monday, April 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Egypt After Mubarak: The Future of Egyptian Politics and the Muslim Brotherhood

Friday, April 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Liberal Theory and the Muslim Question: Examining Liberalism’s Claim to Universality

Monday, April 20, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Retracing the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta, Islam’s Greatest Traveler

Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Fremont, USA Premiere at Harvard University

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Art and Architecture Lecture at Harvard: Aga Khan Program

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 12:30 PM

CANCELED! Identity and Belonging: Muslim Youth in NYC Public Schools

Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Mystical Ecumenism

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 4:30 PM

Migrations Without Integration: What Challenge for Europe?

Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Success Redefined Summit

Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 4:15 PM

Values, Equality, and Differences in Liberal Democracies: Debates about the Headscarf in Europe

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 5:00 PM

Will Al Qaeda Self-Destruct?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM

Sufism after Rumi: Past and Present in Turkey and the US

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 11:30 AM

The Return of the Taliban and the Future of Afghanistan

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM

I COME FROM THERE": Celebrating the Life and Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish

Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM

Three events: Film screening and discussion of "Jellyfish" by World-renowned author and filmmaker Etgar Keret

Friday, April 18, 2008 at 1:00 PM

HATIF: A REAL BEING OR A LITERARY DEVICE

Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Israel as the State of the Jewish People and its Arab Minority

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Islam, human rights and activism: the cases of Malaysia and Iran

Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Gaza Symposium

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Occidentalism

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 4:30 PM

"Meaning, Madness, and Political Selves in Modern Turkey"

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 4:30 PM

Celebrating Nowruz Party

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Transatlantic relations and the integration of Muslims in Europe, specifically in the Netherlands

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM

Islam in Africa: Dr. Jacob Olupona, Harvard Divinity School

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Islamic Theology, Sharia, and Human Rights Doctrine

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Juristocracy vs. Theocracy: Constitutional Courts and the Reformulation of "Sacred Law"

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM

"Excavations at the Aramaean Capital of Kunulua in the Plain of Antioch"

Monday, December 10, 2007 at 4:30 PM

"Pseudo-al-Hasan al-Basri's Epistle Against the Predestinarians to Caliph 'Abd al-Malik

Monday, December 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM

"Interactive Models of Peacemaking: Palestinian-Israeli Case"

Friday, December 7, 2007 at 8:30 AM

Sexualities in the Middle East

Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Rumi Night

Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 5:30 PM

The Male Veil: Gay Life in the Middle East

Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 5:00 PM

Ghetto or Gateway: The Case of Muslim Schools as a Civil Society Actor

Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 3:00 PM

A Seminar by Professor Vali Nasr

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 11:50 AM

"What's Troubling about Zionism: An African-American Perspective"

Monday, December 3, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Publishing Your First Book

Friday, November 30, 2007 at 5:00 PM

Harvard Middle East / North Africa Weekend

Friday, November 30, 2007 at 4:30 PM

The Dubai Story: A seminar by Afshin Molavi

Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 9:00 PM

HMECA'S FALL PARTY!

Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 4:00 PM

40 Years Since 1967, 60 Years Since 1948: Palestine, Israel, USA

Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 12:15 PM

"Strategies of Democracy Promotion in U.S. Foreign Policy"

Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM

"From reform (islah) to public interest (maslaha) in pre-colonial and colonial Egypt”

Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Dondurmam gaymak / Ice cream, I scream

Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Human Rights in Iraq: Past, Present and Future

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 4:00 PM

MOROCCO: POLITICAL REALITIES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Turkey and Northern Iraq Part 2: What happens to human rights in a frenzy of nationalism?

Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Advancing Human Capital in the Arab World

Friday, November 9, 2007 at 12:00 PM

"Secularism Confronts Islam" A Lecture by Oliver Roy

Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Qur'an as a Legal Document: Tradition vs. Modernism by Prof. Hossein Modarressi

Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 12:15 PM

"Not Bound to Follow? The Transatlantic Alliance Dilemma and the Case of Lebanon 2006"

Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 8:30 AM

The Middle East: Between Progress & Conflict

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 6:30 PM

Turkey and Northern Iraq: What happens to human rights in a frenzy of nationalism?

Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 9:30 AM

Interpreting the Islamic Tradition in the Contemporary World

Friday, November 2, 2007 at 3:00 PM

REVELATION IN THE PROPHET'S SLEEP

Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 7:00 PM

"Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization" screening + q&a with director

Friday, October 26, 2007 at 12:30 PM

A View from Inside Iraq: Destruction of a Public Health System and Breeches of Medical Neutrality

Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Palestine, Human Rights and International Law

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Six Years of the War on Terror: The View from Beirut

Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 4:15 PM

Leading by Dividing: The Case of Greece and Turkey after 1922

Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Regional Power Relations and Prospects for Peace

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6:15 PM

A Tale of Two Towns: 4,500-Year Old Urban Footprints at Giza, Egypt

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Veiled Monologues: Performances and Panel Discussions

Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia

Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 5:00 PM

A Seminar with Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone

Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 12:15 PM

On Borders and [dis] Orders: The Effects of the International Norm of 'Border Fixity' (The Case of Lebanon)

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 7:00 PM

Organizational Meeting: Graduate Film Series Workshop

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 6:30 PM

The BOSTON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL comes to HARVARD LAW SCHOOL for four screenings on Oct 2 and Oct 3

Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Demography and Security: The Case of Israel

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Organizational Meeting: New Middle East Politics Workshop

Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Berkman Center Workshop on Iranian Blogosphere

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 5:30 PM

The Newly Discovered Judeo-Persian Letter

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 1:30 PM

Metaphors of EU Enlargement:Deepening as a State Building and Widening as a Neo-Medieval Empire

Friday, May 4, 2007 at 1:00 PM

Israel and Palestine:Peace-Building Through Education

Friday, May 4, 2007 at 12:00 PM

Gallery Talk on "Proclamations of Immortality: Rumi’s Works in Modern Editions" Exhibit

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 6:00 PM

STEPPING STONES TO PEACE OR OBSTACLES TO OPPORTUNITY

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Total BLISS: Peace Building and Education in Turkey

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 6:00 PM

On Dignity and Dissent: Reflections on Palestine by a Child of Survivors

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 5:00 PM

2007 CMES Spring Reception

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 4:15 PM

Islamic Extremism and Women Parliamentarians: A Voice from Pakistan

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 3:00 PM

Exhibition: “Proclamations of Immortality: Rumi’s Works in Modern Editions”

Monday, April 30, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Household Formation Patterns and Human Capital Investments: Turkish Immigrants in Europe

Friday, April 27, 2007 at 2:00 PM

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life

Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 7:00 PM

Veiled Humor: An Evening of Comedy and Discussion

Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Israel, Palestine and the U.S.: Moving towards Peace?

Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Basmïls and Qïpchaqs: Some Unexplored Elements in the Shaping of the Peoples of Medieval Eurasia

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 5:30 PM

The Challenge of the Middle East to Constitutional Theory

Monday, April 23, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Politics and Soft Power of U.S., British, and French Universities in the Middle East

Friday, April 20, 2007 at 3:00 PM

Security Imperatives, Natural Resources, and Human Development in Developing Countries: Impossible Trinity?

Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 7:00 PM

A Reading by Etgar Keret

Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Imaginary Intimations: Food and Nostalgia Among Lebanese Immigrants

Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Talk by Massachusetts Secretary of Homeland Security Ms. Juliette Kayyem

Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Iraq's Identity Politics: Where is it Headed?

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Islam and Europe: Body, Space, and Memory

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 5:15 PM

This Is Not a Religious Experience: Muslims in the West and the Specter of Extermination

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 4:30 PM

The Arab View of the United States: Implications for the 2008 Political Landscape

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 4:15 PM

Fractured Alliance? The United States, Turkey, and the Future of Transatlantic Relations

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Combating the Muslim Brotherhood: The Future of Political Reform in Egypt

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 6:15 PM

Citizens Under Suspician: Muslims in America after 9/11

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 2:00 PM

National Security Decision Making and Strategy in Israel

Monday, April 16, 2007 at 6:00 PM

The American, Israeli, and Palestinian Triangle

Monday, April 16, 2007 at 4:15 PM

There's food in Egypt! It is floating down the river': Notes on Judeo-Spanish Belle-lettres and the Medieval 'Coplas de Yosef'

Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 7:00 PM

SUFI MUSIC FROM TURKEY & INDIA

Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Society of Arab Students Dinner Table

Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Film Screening of "Waiting" with Talk by Nadia Yaqub and Brunch at Café Algiers

Friday, April 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM

The Global Impact of Islamic Finance: Industry Overview and Implications

Friday, April 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM

Alice Rothchild :: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams

Friday, April 13, 2007 at 12:15 PM

America and the Arab States: What can we learn from each other?

Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 7:00 PM

Dreaming in Palestine or 'Bahlam Fi Falastine' :: Youth Video Screenings and Birthright Re-plugged :: Photo Exhibit

Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 3:30 PM

DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN PAKISTAN

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 7:00 PM

Picture Balata :: Photo Exhibit & Talk

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Opening Reception for Picture Balata

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Accomplished Jordanian Architect and Painter Sahel Al-Hiyari lecturing on his recent work

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 2:30 PM

A Discussion with RORY STEWART, O.B.E.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Crossing the Red Line: The Struggle for Human Rights in Iran

Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Arabic poetry

Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM

ARABIC POETRY NIGHT

Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Modern Iraqi Poetry

Monday, April 9, 2007 at 7:15 PM

Canaanite Temples, Rites and Rituals: New Archaeological Evidence from Tel Haror, Israel

Monday, April 9, 2007 at 1:30 PM

The Ottoman Empire and the World

Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 5:00 PM

BEST OF THE ONE WORLD FESTIVAL

Friday, April 6, 2007 at 5:00 PM

BEST OF THE ONE WORLD FESTIVAL

Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 6:00 PM

A Forgotten Cosmopolis

Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Politics of the Database: Science and Water Sustainability in Yemen

Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 2:00 PM

Russian Resurgence and Incursions in the Middle East

Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Commitment Problems, Evil Dictators & Unconditional Surrender: The Origins of Bad Wars & of Worse Wars

Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 5:30 PM

TURKISH FILMS

Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Washington's Challenge: Managing Short-Term Crises and Long-Term Goals in the Middle East

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 4:30 PM

Thoughts on Neo-Nationalism and the New Vigilantism in Turkey

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Afghanistan:A Campaign Assessment

Monday, March 19, 2007 at 4:30 PM

A Leap of Faith: The Nationalization of Religion

Monday, March 19, 2007 at 12:15 PM

How to Reform a Rogue: Isolation, Integration & International Conflict

Friday, March 16, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Notes on Analogy: Israel and Apartheid

Friday, March 16, 2007 at 1:20 PM

Friday Prayer

Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 8:30 PM

Islam Awareness Week Study Break

Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 12:15 PM

On Ethnic Swamping: Territory and State Expansion in the Gaza Strip, 1970-2005

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Islam 101

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 7:30 PM

The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey: A Disputed Genocide

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Islamic Calligraphy

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 6:00 PM

A Discussion with Dr. Ingrid Mattson

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 4:10 PM

Social Conscience in Islam: The Case of the Aga Khan Development Network

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM

The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey: A Disputed Genocide

Monday, March 12, 2007 at 8:00 PM

Islam and Modernity: An Odd Couple?

Friday, March 9, 2007 at 5:00 PM

Sounds of Silence

Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Between Iraq and Afghanistan: Iran's Strategies toward Regional Political Conflicts and Controversies

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 6:00 PM

U.S. & IRAN: IS CONFLICT INEVITABLE?

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 6:00 PM

Queen of the Mountain

Monday, March 5, 2007 at 6:29 PM

HMECA Arabic Table

Friday, March 2, 2007 at 7:32 PM

Party to Benefit PictureBalata

Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 12:15 PM

What Caused Nuclear Proliferation from Pakistan to North Korea, Libya, and Iran?

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 12:30 PM

The Clash between Ideology and Geography: Revisiting the Borders of Afghanistan's Wars

Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Where's Firuze ?

Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 5:15 PM

Ayioi Pente at Yeroskipou: A New Early Christian Site in Cyprus

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 9:30 AM

The Islamic Salam Contract Workshop

Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Hizballah and its Constituencies

Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 12:15 PM

How Long Can U.S. Primacy Last?

Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 9:30 AM

The Middle East: The Path Forward: Perspectives on Political and Economic Trends

Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 5:30 PM

TURKISH FILMS

Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Withdrawing Under Fire: A Comparative Case Study of the Israeli Withdrawals from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Withdrawing Under Fire: A Comparative Case Study of the Israeli Withdrawals from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 7:00 PM

Philistine Iconography

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 4:30 PM

My Name is Iran

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Writing a Successful Grant Proposal

Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 12:15 PM

The Evolving Global Polyarchy: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy

Monday, January 29, 2007 at 8:45 AM

Histoy Department Dissertation Prospectus Conference

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 9:30 AM

The Harvard GSAS Middle Eastern Cultural Association (HMECA)

Monday, December 18, 2006 at 4:15 PM

High Risk Decision-Making: Iraq and Cuba

Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 5:30 PM

A Forum for Islamic Art and Architecture

Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 4:15 PM

The Creation and Destruction of Islamic Spaces in Bosnian Towns and Cities

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 7:30 PM

Armenians and the Left Public Forum

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 9:30 AM

The Harvard GSAS Middle Eastern Cultural Association (HMECA)

Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 8:00 PM

Our Collective Responsibility Toward Israel and Palestine

Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 4:30 PM

Roy Family Internship Presentations and Information Session

Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 4:00 PM

History Department Senior Thesis Writers Conference

Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 12:15 AM

BELFER CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM

Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 4:00 PM

Different Voices: Albert Memmi in Theory

Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 9:30 AM

The Harvard GSAS Middle Eastern Cultural Association (HMECA)

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 6:00 PM

International Development and Gender Student Group

Monday, December 4, 2006 at 6:30 PM

Harvard Graduate School of Design's Club Medina film series

Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 6:30 PM

From Scholars to Missionaries: the Origins, History and Organization of Photograph Collections Documenting the Middle East

Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 12:15 PM

What Went Wrong with U.S. Foreign Policy

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 9:30 AM

The Harvard GSAS Middle Eastern Cultural Association (HMECA)

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 9:30 AM

The Harvard GSAS Middle Eastern Cultural Association (HMECA)

Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 6:00 PM

Life and Religion at Tell el-Amarna

Monday, November 20, 2006 at 5:00 PM

Human Rights in the Mediterranean: North Africa and France

Friday, November 17, 2006 at 5:00 PM

History, Law, and Memory: Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine.

Friday, November 17, 2006 at 3:00 PM

Islamic Finance 101: Introduction and Career Opportunities

Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 8:00 PM

Reforming Iraq

Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 7:00 PM

Turkish Table

Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 5:30 PM

AKPIA Lecture Series: A Forum for Islamic Art and Architecture

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 4:30 PM

One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Palestinian-Israeli Impasse

Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:00 PM

Round The Museum Party

Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 12:15 PM

Why Democracy Inadvertently Encourages Terrorism

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 12:30 PM

Human Ecology in Ancient Palestine

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 9:30 AM

Weekly Breakfast

Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 7:00 PM

Turkish Table

Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 6:30 PM

Screening of "West Beirut"

Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 6:00 PM

HARVARD -- HAVEN FOR SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINALS?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 3:30 PM

The U.S. Democracy Initiative in the Middle East: Trials, Tribulations, and Possible Fixes

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 6:00 PM

Islam in the West Graduate Student Workshop

Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 3:00 PM

On My Judicial Philosophy