CMES has on-going lecture series covering everything from Modern Turkey to Islam in the West to Middle East politics to Israeli Culture. We also offer several occasional seminars, as well as ad hoc lectures and events.

Our seminar series include:

• Arabic Language Seminar, an occasional seminar delivered in Arabic.
• The CMES Director's Series, a regular seminar series meant to showcase the work of Harvard scholars from different disciplines working on the Middle East.
• CMES Middle East Forum, a regular seminar series where prominent scholars lecture on the modern history of the Middle East.
• Contemporary Arab Studies Seminar, an occasional seminar focused on contemporary Arab studies.
• H.A.R Gibb Lecture Series, an annual series of lectures that focus on Islamic studies and mediaeval history.
• The Hilda B. Silverman Memorial Lecture on Israel/Palestine, an annual lectureship on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli studies, Palestinian and Arab studies, and Holocaust studies.  
• Islam in the West Seminar, a regular seminar focused of the study of Islam in western cultures.
• Israeli Law, Literature, and Society, a monthly series with the goal of stimulating academic debate about the multifaceted nature of Israeli society.
• Middle Eastern Language Seminar, an occasional lecture delivered in Arabic, Persian, Turkish or Hebrew.
• Morocco Forum, an occasional speaker series which concentrates on contemporary topics, including economic development, regional cooperation, and Maghribi leadership in Arab and African politics.
• Seminar on Turkey in the Modern World, a regular seminar focused on modern Turkey.
• Sohbet-i Osmaniye, an occasional seminar which presents the work of historians of Ottoman history.
• Turkish Film Series, a regular film series showcasing Turkish films.
• WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar, a regular seminar focused on current Middle East politics.