The Center for Middle Eastern Studies joins together with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program in welcoming conference attendees to a reception for the opportunity to catch up with friends, colleagues and CMES alumni.

For further information on the MESA conference, please go here

Invitations were distributed to the CMES community. For further information please contact Kristin Brown: kebrown@fas.harvard.edu

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CMES is also cosponsoring a reception in honor of Wheeler M. Thackston:

The American Association of Teachers of Persian (AATP), The International
Society for Iranian Studies, and The Association for the Study of Persianate
Societies will be honoring Professor Wheeler M. Thackston for his continued
invaluable contributions to Persian Studies.

Time: 8-11 pm
Date: Saturday 21st November 2009
Place: Salon G, Boston Marriott Copley Place

Co-sponsored by:
The Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Middle
Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, The Center for Middle
Eastern Studies at Harvard University,  Samuel Jordan Center for Persian
Studies and Culture, University of California, Irvine,  and the Foundation
for Iranian Studies

For more information, please contact Pardis Minuchehr: pardis@sas.upenn.edu