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Results For October 2012

Friday, October 05, 2012
Nowhere to Turn: Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Arab World
A lecture by Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
12:00 PM

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Monday, October 08, 2012
Political Legitimacy in Afghanistan: 1500-2014
A lecture by Thomas Barfield, Boston University
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
We invite you to join in the 26th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Saturday, October 13, 2012
International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora
2012 IAAB International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, Day 1
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

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Sunday, October 14, 2012
International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora
2012 IAAB International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, Day 2
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Friday, October 19, 2012
Arab Film Festival
16th Annual Arab Film Festival: October 19th - 21st
8:00 PM

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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Nine Rubies
A book talk by Mahru Ghashghaei and Susan Snyder, Authors
5:00 PM

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Monday, October 22, 2012
Authoritative Traditions and Ritual Power in the Ancient World
The aim of this colloquium is to explore how authoritative texts, culture heroes, and authors were invoked ritually for cursing, protection, and divination in the ancient and late antique Near Eastern and Mediterranean world. The speakers represent a wide range of specializations in ancient ritual practice, including Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian materials.
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Relative Chronology of the Passages of the Qur'an: A New Approach to an Old Problem
A lecture by Professor Behnam Sadeghi, Stanford University
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan
Zaqtan will perform his poems in Arabic alongside his translator, Fady Joudah, who will read them in English.
4:30 PM

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