Calendar
Results For 2005
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Maurice Amado Lecture in Sephardic Studies
Robert Bonfil of Hebrew University
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Thursday, January 27, 2005
Jewish Question/Muslim Question
A Faculty/Student Workshop on the Burden of Assimilation in European Society, Past and Present
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Trade, Regulation and Reputation: The Production of High-Quality Goods With Low-Quality Inputs in Early 20th Century Egypt
A public lecture delivered by Dr. Ellis Goldberg.
2:00 AM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 04, 2005
Rebuilding Devastated Economies in the Middle East
Workshop
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 11, 2005
Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha ham parvaz mikonand)
Directed by Bahman Ghobadi (Iraq/Iran, 2004)
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Infidels (Koffar)
Directed by Bahman Kiarostami (2004, Iran)
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Two Bows (Do Kamancheh)
Directed by Bahman Kiarostami (2004, Iran)
8:15 PM - 9:15 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Christopher de Bellaigue: Iranians' Perspectives of Home and Abroad After the Thwarting of the Reform Movement (delivered in Persian)
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Abadan (Bakushu)
Directed by Mani Haghighi (2003, Iran)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Islam is not the Solution (Or the Problem): A Rationalist View of Islamists and Democracy
Prof. Dan Brumberg will present a lecture as part of the Center's workshop on the Turath literature.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 18, 2005
The River's End (Gavkhouni)
Directed by Behrooz Afkhami (2004, Iran)
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Silence of the Sea (Khamushiye Darya)
Directed by Vahid Mousaian (2003, Iran)
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Ahmad Mahmoud: A Noble Novelist
Directed by Bahman Maghsoudlou (2004, United States/Iran)
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Shahrnush Parsipur: How the People of the Past Live in Us (delivered in Persian)
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Jewish Question/Muslim Question
A Faculty/Student Workshop on the Burden of Assimilation in European Society, Past and Present
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 25, 2005
Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
The third annual international conference provides a forum for graduate students in the interdisciplinary field of Armenian Studies to present their research.
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 26, 2005
The Color of Love (Rangeh Eshgh)
Directed by Maryam Keshavarz (2003, Iran/United States)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Zohre & Manochehr
Directed by Mitra Farahani (2004, France/Iran)
8:45 PM - 10:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Politics of Identity and Security: The Arab Discourse on Peace in the Middle East in the 1990s
A public lecture delivered by Dr. Avraham Sela of The Hebrew University.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Beautiful City (Shahr-e ziba)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi (2004, Iran)
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, March 07, 2005
Sex and the Justification of Slavery in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
A public lecture by Dr. Benjamin Braude of Boston College.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Jewish Question/Muslim Question
A Faculty/Student Workshop on the Burden of Assimilation in European Society, Past and Present
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
"Precious Stones" Performed at UCLA on International Women's Day
Jamil Khoury's play, directed by Justin D.M. Palmer and featuring Heather Graff and Maja Wampuszyc, boldly examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the "safe" yet turbulent terrain of the diaspora.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, March 11, 2005
Tiny Snowflakes (Danehaye rize barf)
Directed by Ali Reza Amini (2003, Iran)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Dr. William O. Beeman on Negotiating with the United States, Negotiating with Iran: Perspectives from the Ethnography of Communication (delivered in Persian)
This lecture is part the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, March 14, 2005
Dr. William O. Beeman on Negotiating with the United States, Negotiating with Iran: Perspectives from the Ethnography of Communication (delivered in English)
This lecture is part the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 04, 2005
Diasporic Identities: Re-Mapping the Future With(out) the Past
This meeting serves as the introduction to the seminar course and will be conducted by Dr. Samy Shavit Swayd, San Diego State University.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 11, 2005
Lost in the Shuffle: Balkan Muslims and Western Xenophobia After 9/11
A public lecture by Professor Isa Blumi, New York University.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Artists without Boundaries? Floralizing the Figural in Islamic Art
A public lecture by Dr. Barry Finbar Flood, Professor of Fine Arts, NYU.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Limits of Reform within an Islamic State: The Case of Iran
A public lecture by Professor Ali Akbar Mahdi of Ohio Wesleyan University. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, April 15, 2005
Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World: Global Truths and Local Practices, Day One
Conference to examine Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World.
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World: Global Truths and Local Practices, Day Two
Conference to examine Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World.
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Dr. Amin Banani on Tahirih: A Portrait in Poetry (delivered in Persian)
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 18, 2005
Jurisprudence as Mirror: Some Reflections from the Muslim Diaspora
A public lecture by Professor Kathleen Moore, University of California, Santa Barbara.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
The Islamic Factor in Palestinian Politics
A public lecture by Professor As`ad AbuKhalil of California State University, Stanislaus Turlock. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Islamist Auto-Reform: Lessons from Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait
A public lecture delivered by Dr. Carrie Wickham
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 25, 2005
From Diasporic to Global Identities: The Next Generation
A public lecture by Professor Patrice Brodeur, Rockefeller Fellow, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Islamic Extremism in Central Asia
A public lecture presented by Dr. Abdusamat A.Khaydarov, Fulbright scholar at the University of Georgia.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Hizbullah: Political Party or Terrorist Organization?
A public lecture by Dr. Rola el-Husseini of Yale University. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 02, 2005
'Ethnic' and 'Elite' Turks in Europe: Snapshots from Sweden and Finland
A public lecture by Odul Bozkurt of UCLA.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Constitutionalizing Islam in Egypt
A public lecture by Dr. Nathan J. Brown of George Washington University. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Jewish Question/Muslim Question
A Faculty/Student Workshop on the Burden of Assimilation in European Society, Past and Present
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Dr. Fariba Adelkhah on "The Role of Travelers and Immigrants in the Strengthening of the Civil Society in Iran" (Delivered in Persian)
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 09, 2005
Exploring Freedom of Expression at Canadian University Campuses: Limits of Liberal Citizenship
A public lecture by Dr. Nergis Canefe of York University, Toronto.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 09, 2005
Dr. Fariba Adelkhah on "Pilgrimage and Strengthening of Civil Society in Iran" (Delivered in English)
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Syria’s Institutional Dead-Ends: How the Syrian Regime Boxed Itself In
A public lecture by Dr. Bassam Haddad of Georgetown University. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Haroun Al-Raschid à Paris: Mille et Une Nuits
A public lecture by Dominique Jullien, University of California, Santa Barbara
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, May 13, 2005
East and West: "Orientalism" in Western Music
A festival and symposium presented by UCLA's Departments of Ethnomusicology, Music, and Musicology.
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 16, 2005
Muslim Diasporas and the Making of Critical Islam
A public lecture by Dr. Peter Mandaville of George Mason University.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Religion and Politics in Modern Turkey.
A public lecture by Dr. Bulent Gultekin of the University of Pennsylvania. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Path to Peace, Road to Ruin? The Middle East in 2005, Day One
CNES has invited a number of scholars to present research on war and reconstruction in the Middle East and Central Asia. The first day of this symposium will address issues relating to Iraq and the surrounding countries.
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, May 20, 2005
Path to Peace, Road to Ruin? The Middle East in 2005, Day Two
CNES has invited a number of scholars to present research on war and reconstruction in the Middle East and Central Asia. The second day of this symposium will address issues relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the two-state solution.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Path to Peace, Road to Ruin? The Middle East in 2005, Day Three
CNES has invited a number of scholars to present research on war and reconstruction in the Middle East and Central Asia. The third day of this symposium will address issues relating to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 23, 2005
When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States
A public lecture by Dr. Jocelyne Cesari of Harvard University.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Jewish Question/Muslim Question
A Faculty/Student Workshop on the Burden of Assimilation in European Society, Past and Present
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia and 9/11
A public lecture by Dr. Gregory Gause of the University of Vermont. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 30, 2005
Holiday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
CANCELLED!! Dr. Janet Afary on The Ethics of Male Courtship: From Rumi to Iraj Mirza (Delivered in English) CANCELLED!!
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Islam and Politics in Contemporary Iraq
A public lecture by Dr. Peter Sluglett. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Syrian Ambassador to the U.S.
"Syrian - U.S. Relations" with Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, June 05, 2005
CANCELLED!! Dr. Janet Afary on The First Referendum in Iran: Mossadeq, the Oil, and the Struggle for Democracy (Delivered in Persian) CANCELLED!!
This lecture is part of the Center's Persian Lecture Series.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, June 06, 2005
Hyderabadi Muslims in the UK, Canada, and US: New Configurations in New Contexts
A public lecture by Professor Karen B. Leonard of University of California, Irvine.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Monarchy & Mosque in Jordan: The Calculus of Bargaining
A public lecture by Professor Richard Dekmejian of the University of Southern California. This lecture will be held in conjunction with a graduate seminar and an undergraduate colloquium which meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the Spring Quarter of 2005.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, June 10, 2005
Film Screening: David & Layla
A romantic comedy drama, a film by Jay Jonroy starring David Moscow and Shiva Rose.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Assessing the Impact of The Iraq War on US-Arab Relations
Shilbley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, Senior Fellow at the Saban Center, Brookings Institution
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, October 24, 2005
The Rules of Engagement In Israel Studies
Presentation by Professor Ronald W. Zweig, Taub Professor Of Israel Studies, NYU
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Hamas, The Palestinian Authority, and The Altalena Analogy
Presentation by Professor Henry Munson, Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Perspective and Evidence: Primary Sources and the Arab Israeli Conflict
A public lecture by Kenneth Stein, Emory University
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
