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Results For 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Terrorists, Fanatics, and Spies: The Middle East in American Crime Fiction
An illustrated lecture by Reeva Simon, Yeshiva University
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Writing Israeli History: Betweeen Myth and Counter-Myth
A public lecture by Derek Penslar, University of Toronto
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Friday, January 19, 2007
New Ideas for Middle Eastern Societies: Analyzing Women's Writings
A workshop on women's writings in the Middle East.
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Sunday, January 21, 2007
Chalesh-ha-ye Farhangi Iranian Dar Movaje-he ba "Farang"
A public lecture by Nasrin Rahimieh, UC Irvine
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
TO BE RESCHEDULED -The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future-TO BE RESCHEDULED
A public lecture by Vali Nasr, Naval Postgraduate School
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Combatants for Peace
A public lecture by Eli Elhanan and Suleiman Al-Himri of Combatants for Peace
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Friday, February 02, 2007
Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
The Armenian Graduate Student Association of UCLA
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Generals in the Cabinet Room: An Introduction to the Political Crisis in Israel
A public lecture by Yoram Peri, Tel Aviv University
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Men, Mines and Mosques: Gender, International Aid and Islamic Revivalism on the Edge of Europe
A public lecture by Kristen Ghodsee, Bowdoin College
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Demarcating the Boundaries: Geopolitical Dimensions of the Israel-Palestine Peace Process
A public lecture by David Newman, Ben Gurion University
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Baznegari Tarikh-e Andishe dar Dowreh Reza Shah
A public lecture by Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Syracuse University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The Circulation of Elites in Post-Revolutionary Iran
A public lecture by Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Syracuse University
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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Sunday, February 25, 2007
HRANT DINK: His Legacy and His Challenge - A Tribute
Hrant Dink was a taboo-breaking member of the Armenian community in Turkey and editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly "Agos" newspaper. A prominent critical voice, Hrant Dink was also a sincere advocate of Turkish-Armenian dialogue. He was shot and killed in front of his newspaper office on January 19, 2007.
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Mafahim va Nahadha-ye Hoqouq-e Asasi dar Iran: Negahi be Tadvin-e Qanoun-e Madani va Tahavvol-e Qovveh-ye Qaza'iyyeh
A public lecture by Ali Gheissari, University of San Diego and Brown University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, February 26, 2007
Constitutional Rights Reconsidered: Development of Civil Law and the Shaping of Iran's Judiciary (1907-1940)
A public lecture by Ali Gheissari, University of San Diego and Brown University
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, February 26, 2007
Israel in the Lion's Den: Between Hezbollah, Syria and the Palestinians - Open Yet Risky Options
A public lecture by Shlomo Aronson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
An Insider's View of Palestinian Society
A public lecture by Khaled Abu Toameh on freedom of speech in the Palestinian territories, what has been going on in the Arab street since the electoral victory of Hamas, and the current breakout of violence between Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Teaching About World Religions in Public Schools
A Two-Day Symposium for Educators February 27-28, 2007 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

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Saturday, March 17, 2007
Europe / Middle East Intersections
K-12 Teachers' One-Day Seminar
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Saturday, March 17, 2007
The Ebb and Flow of the Armenian Communities of the Indian Ocean
International Conference, March 17-18, 2007. UCLA International Conference Series on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces. Sponsored by the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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Sunday, March 18, 2007
TO BE RESCHEDULED - Barasi Dastavardha ve Nakamiha-ye Jonbesh Eslahat dar Iran-e Emrooz
A public lecture by Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Harvard University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, March 19, 2007
TO BE RESCHEDULED - A Review of the Achievements and Failures of the Reform Movement in Iran Today
A public lecture by Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Harvard University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, April 02, 2007
Children of the Sandstorms: Contemporary Western Saharan Poets
Bahia Awah & Zahra Hasnaui discuss Western Sahara, Sahrawi culture and life in exile. Awah and Hasnaui are founding members of The Friendship Generation (Generación de la Amistad Saharaui) a group of Saharawi exiled poets formed in 2005.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
The US and Egypt: A Strategic Partnership
A public lecture by Ambassador Hatem Seif El-Nasr, Assistant Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Covering Lebanon: Representations of the 2006 War
A one-day conference.
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Official Islam vs. Popular Islam and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Morocco
A public lecture by Azzedine Layachi, St. John's University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Siyasat-e Jadid-e Eqtesad-e Khanegi dar Jomhouri-ye Islami: Tahavol dar Naghsh-e Eqtesadi Zanan dar Jomhouri Islami Iran
A public lecture by Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam, Hofstra University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, April 09, 2007
The Islamic Republic of Iran's New Home Economics: Understanding the Changing Economic Role of Women in Iran
A public lecture by Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam, Hofstra University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, April 09, 2007
Muslim Mobilization in Post - 9/11 America
A public lecture by Mehdi Bozorgmehr, City University of New York - Graduate Center
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
What is said about...ARABS & TERRORISM
Film screening and discussion with Bassam Haddad, Director
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the Mubarak Regime: Strategies Amid a New Moment of Confrontation
A public lecture by Amr Hamzawy, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Secularism, Islam and Democracy
A public lecture by Akbar Ganji
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, April 16, 2007
Multicultural Citizenship: Muslims in the West
A public lecture by Tariq Modood, University of Bristol
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Authoritarian Elections and Elite Management: Theory and Evidence from Egypt
A public lecture by Lisa Blaydes, UCLA
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Democracy in Afghanistan
A public lecture by Faizullah Zaki, Member of Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Sunday, April 22, 2007
Nazari-ye-ha-ye Sonnat, Tajaddod, va Post-Moderniteh dar Sher-i Moaaser-i Farsi
A public lecture by Reza Baraheni, University of Toronto
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, April 23, 2007
Theories of Tradition, Modernity and Post-modernity in Contemporary Persian Poetry
A public lecture by Reza Baraheni, University of Toronto
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, April 23, 2007
Exploring Europe's Muslim Diaspora via Social Movement Theory
A public lecture by Tara Leweling (Major), Naval Postgraduate School
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Shiite Nationalism or Shiite Crescent in Bush's Middle East?
A public lecture by Juan Cole, University of Michigan
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Monday, April 30, 2007
Clash Within Civilization? Europe's Headscarf Debate in Philosophical Perspective
A public lecture by Peter O'Brien, Trinity University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Iran and the New Middle East
A public lecture by Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Edward Said and Spanish Orientalism
A public lecture by Josep Puig Montada, Complutense University, Spain
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Monday, May 07, 2007
Who's Afraid of Middle Eastern and Muslim Diasporas?
A public lecture by Gabriel Sheffer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Middle Eastern Women: Stereotypes and Struggles
A public lecture by Nikki Keddie, UCLA, with comments by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Piety in Time: Contemporary Islamic Political Practices in the Middle East
A public lecture by Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award Presentation and Lecture
Presentation of the Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal to Professor Wilferd Madelung of Oxford University, followed by his keynote lecture on "The Mu'tazila and Rational Theology."
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Friday, May 11, 2007
Universality in Islamic Thought (Day 1)
18th Giorgio Levi Della Vida Conference in Islamic Studies honoring Professor Wilferd Madelung
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Saturday, May 12, 2007
Universality in Islamic Thought (Day 2)
18th Giorgio Levi Della Vida Conference in Islamic Studies honoring Professor Wilferd Madelung
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Sunday, May 13, 2007
The Yacoubian Building
Film screening followed by discussion with Marwan Hamed, Director & Yousra, Lead Actress
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, May 14, 2007
Treacherous Triangle - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States
A public lecture by Trita Parsi, Johns Hopkins University
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Monday, May 14, 2007
Hyphenating Afghaniyat (Afghan-ness) in the Afghan Diaspora
A public lecture by Mir Hekmatullah Sadat, Claremont Graduate University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Islam and Politics in Contemporary Iraq: Sectarianism or Democracy?
A public lecture by Eric Davis, Rutgers University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Israel's Peace with Egypt and Jordan: Models for Future Peace Agreements?
A public lecture by Shimon Shamir, Tel Aviv University
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, May 20, 2007
At the Cultural Crossroads: Music and Culture of the Middle East
A festival featuring the Yuval Ron Ensemble
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Monday, May 21, 2007
Shaping Islam to France (and Vice-Versa)
A public lecture by John Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Turkish Party System and Political Islam: A Challenge to the Inclusion-Moderation Hypothesis?
A public lecture by Michele Penner Angrist, Union College
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Politics of Elections in the Arab World
A public lecture by Ellen Lust-Okar, Yale University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Islam and Central Asia
A public lecture by Martha Brill Olcott, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Europe / Middle East Intersections
K-12 Teachers' One-Day Seminar
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Monday, June 04, 2007
The GRID Model Deconstructed: A Case Study of the Two S(a/e)yyids
A public lecture by Samy Shavit Swayd, San Diego State University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Hizbullah 2000-2007: An Identity Crisis or a Crisis of Legitimacy?
A public lecture by Rola El-Husseini, Texas A&M University
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

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Friday, June 22, 2007
Time and Winds (Bes Vakit)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Saturday, June 23, 2007
The Message
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Saturday, June 23, 2007
It's Winter (Zemastan)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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Saturday, June 23, 2007
The Champagne Spy
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Half Moon (Niwemang)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, June 24, 2007
The Champagne Spy
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Time and Winds (Bes Vakit)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM

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Monday, June 25, 2007
It's Winter (Zemastan)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Half Moon (Niwemang)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM

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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Fireworks Wednesday (Chaharshanbeh Suri)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
9:45 PM - 11:30 PM

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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Transcending Nationalisms
A public conversation with Reza Aslan, Nathalie Handal and Sholeh Wolpé, moderated by Jordan Elgrably, followed by a reception and a concert with Niyaz.
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Fireworks Wednesday (Chaharshanbeh Suri)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2007
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

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Saturday, July 21, 2007
Middle Eastern–European Intersections
Teachers Summer Workshop, July 21-August 2, 2007
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, September 17, 2007
Middle Eastern Americans On the Move
A ground-breaking exhibition of the literary, cinematic, and cultural output of this diverse and vibrant community.
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, October 01, 2007
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Possibility of a Two-State Solution
A public lecture by Galia Golan, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, October 04, 2007
What Islam, Whose Islam? The Struggle for Women's Rights Within a Religious Framework: The Experience of Sisters in Islam
Lecture by Zainah Anwar, Executive Director of "Sisters in Islam" in Malaysia
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, October 08, 2007
Christians in Safavid Iran: Between Tolerance and Oppression
A public lecture by Rudi Matthee, University of Delaware
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
CANCELLED - Iraq Today - CANCELLED
A public lecture by Zuhair Jumma Bash Al-Maliki, former Chief Investigative Judge of Iraq
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, October 15, 2007
It's Not Either/Or: The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
A public lecture by Norman Finkelstein
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
International Institute Open House
in association with Go Global and the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Shari`a law, Islamic State: An Historical Anthropology
A public lecture by Brinkley Messick, Columbia University
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Studying Modern Middle East History: Trajectories and Challenges
A public lecture by Zachary Lockman, New York University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Iran Under President Ahmadinejad
A public lecture by Maziar Behrooz, San Francisco State University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, October 22, 2007
The Iran-U.S. Conflict and Its Effects in Iran: Internal, Foreign and Gender Policies
A public lecture by Maziar Behrooz, San Francisco State University & Nikki Keddie, UCLA
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
From Assyria to Zoroaster: A Journey Through the World of Middle Eastern-American Publications
A public lecture by David Hirsch, UCLA
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Multisite Ethnography: Hyderabadi Identities Reconfigured
Lecture by Karen Leonard, University of California, Irvine
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization
Documentary Screening and Discussion with Farzin Rezaeian
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tender Is The Wolf (Ors El Dhib)
Free film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Thursday, November 01, 2007
Turkish Christians and German Muslims: Religious Conversion and National Security in the New Europe
A public lecture by ESRA ÖZYÜREK, UC San Diego, Anthropology. The lecture is part of the ISLAM IN THE BALKANS series.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, November 01, 2007
Since You Left (Min Youm Ma Roht)
Free film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

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Friday, November 02, 2007
Kemo Sabe
Screening of short film as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Friday, November 02, 2007
Falafel
Film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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Friday, November 02, 2007
Operation Filmmaker
Documentary screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
USA vs. Al-Arian
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Make a Wish
Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Operation Filmmaker
Documentary screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Caramel
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
I Love Hip Hop in Morocco
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Detroit Unleaded
Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Rise and Shine
Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Leisure Time
Feature film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
The Band's Visit
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
What a Wonderful World
Feature film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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Saturday, November 03, 2007
The Deceased
Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Amina, the Confused Feelings
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Sour
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Winterland
Feature film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Iraq, the Song of the Missing Men
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Salata Baladi
Documentary screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Garbage
Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
The Last Man
Feature film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Jellyfish
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
9:45 PM - 11:15 PM

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Monday, November 05, 2007
The Band's Visit
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Jellyfish
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
4:45 PM - 6:15 PM

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Pots and Parchments: An Archaeological Reading of Medieval Arabic Historiography on Morocco
A public lecture by Said Ennahid, Al Akhawayn University
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Afghan Muscles
Documentary screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Body of War
Documentary screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Headscarves and Hotpants: Islam, Secularism and Women's Fashion in Southeastern Europe
A public lecture by KRISTEN GHODSEE, Bowdoin College, Gender & Women's Studies. The lecture is part of the ISLAM IN THE BALKANS series.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Afghan Muscles
Documentary screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Quest For The Missing Piece
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM

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Friday, November 09, 2007
The Quest For The Missing Piece
Feature film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Friday, November 09, 2007
Restoration of the Iraq Marshlands
A public lecture by Peter Reiss, Development Alternatives, Inc.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Persepolis
Animated film screening as part of the AFI Film Festival
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Jihadi Islam Conference/Workshop
A one-day conference/workshop on jihadism and jihadi movements organized by Professor James Gelvin
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Roshanfekri-ye modern Iran va na-khorsandiha-ye aan
A public lecture by Daryoush Ashouri, Yale University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Monday, November 19, 2007
A New Approach to the Hermeneutics of Hafiz
A public lecture by Daryoush Ashouri, Yale University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Monday, November 26, 2007
Middle Eastern American Studies: The Emergence of a Field
A public lecture by Mehdi Bozorgmehr, City University of New York - Graduate Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Photographing Middle Eastern Americans: Iranians, Israelis, and Yemenis
A public lecture by Jonathan Friedlander, UCLA
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 1)
A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Friday, December 07, 2007
Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 2)
A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Spirit of Sefrou
Concert and special exhibit viewing.
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 3)
A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, December 09, 2007
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
A public lecture by Fatemeh Keshavarz, Washington University
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Sunday, December 09, 2007
Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 4)
A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran
A public lecture by Fatemeh Keshavarz, Washington University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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