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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.

Friday, May 9, 2008 at 9:00 AM
From Rhubarb to Rubies: European Travels to Safavid Iran (1550–1700), European and Iranian Perspectives
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
Basmïls and Qïpchaqs: Some Unexplored Elements in the Shaping of the Peoples of Medieval Eurasia
Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Israel, Palestine and the U.S.: Moving towards Peace?
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
Alice Rothchild :: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams
Friday, April 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM
The Global Impact of Islamic Finance: Industry Overview and Implications
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 NIGHT
Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Modern Iraqi Poetry
Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Arabic 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
Queen of the Mountain
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 6:00 PM
U.S. & IRAN: IS CONFLICT INEVITABLE?
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
 
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