News and Events
Scheduled Events for 2012/2013
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Thursday, April 11
4:30 pm Thomas Hall 224 |
Soli Ozel Prof of International Relations at Kadir Has University |
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Monday, April 15
6:00 pm Dalton 300 |
Norman Finkelstein Author, Activist, and Political Scientist |
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Wednesday, March 20
6:00 pm, Thomas Hall 224 |
Mohamed Zakariya
Regarded as the preeminent ambassador of the art of Islamic calligraphy in America, Mohamed Zakariya is widely known for his design of the “Eid Greetings” U.S. postage stamps. His work has been featured around the world, including his 2011 solo exhibition “An Eloquent Eye: Recent Works by Mohamed Zakariya” at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. |
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Wednesday, |
 "I was in a Hurry: Dunya Mikhail Shares Her Life Experiences"Dunya Mikhail, born in Baghdad, left Iraq in the mid-1990s after her work as a journalist landed her on Saddam Hussein's enemies list. She has published her poems extensively in Arabic and received critical recognition. Her translated work is dramatic and accessible; her new work in English has gained popular as well as critical recognition. This event is sponsored by the Programs in Arabic, Art, Comparative Literature, Middle East Studies, and the Department of English. The Class of 1902 Lecture Fund also provided generous support. |
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Friday September 14,2012 7:00 to 8:00 PM 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sanson St. Philadelphia, PA
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Leila Ghaznavi (BMC 2001) and Pantea Productions
"Silken Veils"
The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988: A daughter questions the worth of love while a family struggles to stay together under the stress of war.
"Talkback" after the performance with Leila Ghaznavi and BMC Professor Deborah Harrold
Sponsored by Middle East Studies and the Undergraduate Dean's office at Bryn Mawr College |
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Scheduled Events for 2011/2012
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| Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:30pm Carpenter B 21 Reception immediately following the lecture in the London Room, Thomas Hall, Bryn Mawr College |
Professor Koray Durak
This lecture is free and open to the public |
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Wedhesday, March 28, 7:00 pm Dalton 300 |
Francesca Ricciardone International Trade Union Confederation
"Egypt's Political Transformation: The Role of Labor Unions" |
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| Tuesday, March 27 7:00 pm Thomas Hall 224 |
Amiram Amitai
Screening and discussing his documentary
The Case of Jonathan Pollard |
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Tuesday, 7:00 pm Dalton Room 300 |
Eran Preis, Professor at Temple University
Introduces, screens and discusses his documentary
Bet Herut: The End of The Beginning |
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Wednesday,February 15 7:30 Sharpless Auditorium Haverford College |
Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa Kuwaiti psychologist "The 99ninety-nine Superheroes Inspired by Islam" |
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Thursday,September 29 4:00 - 6:00 pm Thomas 224
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Roger Allen
"Writing the History of the Moroccan Novel in Arabic"
**Reception immediately following lecture in the London Room, Thomas Hall.** |
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Monday,October 34:30 pm Carpenter Library B25 |
Professor Melanie Michailidis Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow at Washington University, St. Louis and the St. Louis Art Museum
"Ceramics and Identity in Samanid Nishapur"**Reception immediately following lecture in the London Room, Thomas Hall.** Sponsored by Middle East Studies, Bryn Mawr |
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Monday, October 24 4:30 pm Carpenter Library B21 |
Professor D. Fairchild Ruggles Chair, Joint PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Islamic Architectural Heritage and Spain's National Identity" **Reception immediately following lecture in the London Room, Thomas Hall.** |
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Opportunities for StudentsState Dept. Offers Scholarships for Summer Language Study AbroadThe United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) provide scholarships for intensive overseas study in critical-need languages such as Arabic, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers.
Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. For more information, visit the COARC Web site. |