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Results For Fall Quarter: 9/15/2009 - 12/31/2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Politics and Violence in Israel/Palestine: Past, Present and Future
A lecture by Professor Lev Luis Grinberg
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, October 01, 2009
An Arab American Grows Up in L.A
A talk and reading by author, Gregory Orfalea
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, October 05, 2009
Dreamers in Paradise: The Rise and Fall of a New Holy Site in Israel
A lecture by Professor Yoram Bilu, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
The UCLA International Education Office (IEO) is pleased to be hosting UCLA's 23rd annual study abroad fair for UCLA students.
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The Messianic Self: Guidelines for a Comparative Analysis of Habad and Bratslav Hasidic Groups
A lecture by Professor Yoram Bilu, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, October 08, 2009
Ottoman Legacies Then and Now
Donald Quataert, State University of New York
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Friday, October 09, 2009
Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in their Own Words
In conjunction with the visit of a group of prominent Iranian filmmakers to Los Angeles, the Academy and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by a discussion with one or more of the films principal creators.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in their Own Words
In conjunction with the visit of a group of prominent Iranian filmmakers to Los Angeles, the Academy and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by a discussion with one or more of the films principal creators.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in their Own Words
In conjunction with the visit of a group of prominent Iranian filmmakers to Los Angeles, the Academy and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by a discussion with one or more of the films principal creators.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Monday, October 12, 2009
The Invention of the Jewish People
Shlomo Sand, Tel Aviv University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
UCLA International Institute Open House
In association with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Education Office
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
What Price the Islamic Republic? The Meanings and Implications of the 6/12 Election
Amuzegar Chair In Iranian Studies Presents a lecture by Gholam-Reza Afkhami
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Islam and the Army in Colonial India
A book talk by Professor Nile Green (UCLA History)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Forgotten Voices
A free screening with director Jennifer Rawlings and photographer Ron Haviv.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in their Own Words
In conjunction with the visit of a group of prominent Iranian filmmakers to Los Angeles, the Academy and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by a discussion with one or more of the films principal creators.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Friday, October 16, 2009
Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in their Own Words
In conjunction with the visit of a group of prominent Iranian filmmakers to Los Angeles, the Academy and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by a discussion with one or more of the films principal creators.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Garbage Dreams, a selection from the Arab Film Festival
Mai Iskander US, Egypt, UK | 2009 | 83 min | Documentary
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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Friday, October 23, 2009
The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary Iran
Organized by Janet Afary (UCSB) and Nayereh Tohidi (CSUN) Conference in English
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Sunday, October 25, 2009
The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary Iran
Organized by Janet Afary (UCSB) and Nayereh Tohidi (CSUN)
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Monday, October 26, 2009
My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran
Haleh Esfandiari, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Invasion is a Structure not an Event: Settler Colonialism Past and Present
A two-day event organized by Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
2:30 PM - 6:15 PM

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Friday, October 30, 2009
Invasion is a Structure not an Event: Settler Colonialism Past and Present
A two-day event organized by Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, November 02, 2009
The Israeli Winter Onslaught on Gaza
Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz, Israel
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, November 02, 2009
"About Elly" (Darbarye Elly)
Free screening of the acclaimed Iranian film at the 2009 AFI Film Festival in Hollywood.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
The Lost Worlds of Hanna Levy Hass
A reflection on the Diary of Bergen-Belsen, 1944-1945 Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz, Israel
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Thursday, November 05, 2009
The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish: A Conference
A conference that will bring together international writers and scholars to honor the life and creative work of Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008).
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, November 05, 2009
The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish: A Concert
An evening of music by the Turath Ensemble honoring the Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008). The program will feature poetry by Mahmoud Darwish, songs by Marcel Khalife, and the music of Sayyid Darwish.
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Celebrating Ethnicity: Finding Common Ground
A one-day conference devoted to an exploration of Arab, Armenian, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish public festivals in Los Angeles.
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Arabs, Turks, and Europeans in the Early Modern Mediterranean
A lecture by Professor Nabil Matar, University of Minnesota.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Friday, November 13, 2009
Turkish Piano Music: A Concert
An evening of piano music from Turkey, performed by Ayşegül Kuş Durakoğlu
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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Monday, November 16, 2009
The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 1: Sarah Whitson, Human Rights Watch
Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, will speak on "The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict". This is the 1st event of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law - Three Perspectives".
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Monday, November 16, 2009
The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict
A presentation by Sarah Leah Whitson (Director, Middle East and North Africa Division Human Rights Watch).
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
International Opportunities Fair
Find out about various study abroad options - and ways to pay for them!
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Jews from Libya: Cross-currents and Concretizations of Identity in Israel Today
A lecture by Professor Harvey E. Goldberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 2: David Kaye, UCLA Law School
David Kaye, UCLA Law School Professor and Executive Director of the International Human Rights Program, will speak on "International Justice & the Goldstone Report." This is the 2nd event of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law" Three Perspectives"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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Sunday, December 06, 2009
Negahi be qavanin-e mojazat-e Eslami dar Iran
A lecture in Persian by Professor Arzoo Osanloo, University of Washington. Part of the CNES Bilingual Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, December 07, 2009
Reflections on Sanctioning in Islamic Criminal Law in Iran
A lecture in English by Professor Arzoo Osanloo, University of Washington. Part of the CNES Bilingual Lecture Series.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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