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Quick links to all the stories posted at the UCLA International Institute
Ethnicity in the Early Abbasid Period
A lecture by Michael Cooperson, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA.
Posted: 5/17/2013
Sending UCLA students into the world
A recent luncheon brought together UCLA alumnus and donor Terry Kramer with UCLA students who have received a Kramer scholarship in the past calendar year to travel and study abroad for the first time.
Posted: 5/16/2013
Singing, Chanting, and Chatter: Street Sounds and Songs of the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
A lecture by Ziad Fahmy, Cornell University
Posted: 5/16/2013
The “Gaza Doctor” Abuelaish: Feminism Will Deliver Peace to the Middle East
On April 18, 2013, the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies hosted Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, acclaimed physician, author and humanitarian, in a public talk entitled “Perspectives on Peace, Health & Hope: A Gaza Doctor's Journey from Personal Tragedy to a Search for Peace and Human Dignity”.
Posted: 5/2/2013
Community language schools: A rich and diverse resource flying under the radar
The conference brought together teachers and administrators of community language schools with local faculty and graduate student researchers. Some 10,000 community schools exist in the U.S.
Posted: 4/22/2013
Introducing young students to Arabic, Persian and Turkish
The UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies is launching the “Listen to Learn” website to introduce American students to critical Middle Eastern languages.
Posted: 4/19/2013
Return of the Brothers: Student Activism and Islamic Politics in 1970s Egypt
A lecture on April 10, 2013 by Abdullah Al-Arian,Wayne State University
Posted: 4/15/2013
Empowering girls to achieve in Rwanda
A $1 million grant has been awarded to the UCLA African Studies Center (ASC) for a capacity-building partnership with the Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) of Rwanda.
Posted: 3/25/2013
K-12 Teacher Workshop on Mexican Corridos
"Ballads Without Borders: The Mexican Corrido Past & Present" will examine the history, development and significance of one of Mexico's most popular and enduring oral traditions.
Posted: 2/26/2013
The Safety of Journalists
A lecture by Mohammad Manzarpour, BBC Persian Bureau Editor, Washington DC, following the screening of the documentary "The Ayatollah's Seal"
Posted: 1/31/2013
Students, faculty, staff, and donors come together to celebrate the New Year at the Terasaki Center Annual Shinnenkai
Posted: 1/28/2013
Patriot of Persia
A book reading by Christopher de Bellaigue, Journalist
Posted: 1/14/2013
A Night of Poetry with Renowned Iranian Poet: Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh)
A reading in Persian by Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh) on Sunday, December 09, 2012
Posted: 12/17/2012
UCLA's popularity continues to grow among international students
UCLA's reputation as a top university for international students has been recognized once again with the release of Open Doors, an annual round-up published by the Institute of International Education, the leading not-for-profit educational and cultural exchange organization in the United States.
Posted: 11/16/2012
Afghanistan’s Palimpsest Landscape: Buddhism and Islam in Material Culture
A lecture by Alka Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, UC Irvine. Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
Archaeology and political rivalries 1920-1940: From Afghanistan to Iran
A lecture by Ali Mousavi, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
Archaeology in Danger: How to Deal with Archaeology in the Post-Conflict Context of Today's Afghanistan?
A lecture by Phillipe Marquis, Director, Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan (DAFA), Kabul. From the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World
Concluding remarks from Monica Smith, UCLA. Part of the conference " Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World
Welcome and introductory remarks by Nile Green, UCLA. From the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World"
Posted: 11/15/2012
Captive Consumers? Shopping, Urban Space, and the Colonial Politics of Middle East Consumption
A lecture by Nancy Reynolds, Washington University in St. Louis
Posted: 11/15/2012
Labour Agency in Refashioning the Discourse of Modernity and Social Developments in Iran [Forudastan va Bazkhani-ye Goftman Tajadod dar Iran]
A lecture by Touraj Atabaki, International Institute of Social History.
Posted: 11/15/2012
Oxus: Bamiyan, Afghanistan and the World
Keynote Lecture by Llewelyn Morgan, Brasenose College, Oxford. Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan
Renowned Palestian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah visit UCLA for a poetry reading on October 25th, 2012.
Posted: 11/14/2012
The Particularities of Our Culture [Ekhtesasat-e Farhangie ma]
A lecture by Morteza Mardiha, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University (lecture in Persian)
Posted: 11/7/2012
Like a Straw Bird it Follows Me
Renowned Palestian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah visit UCLA for a poetry reading on October 25th, 2012.
Posted: 10/29/2012
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