UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes Facilitate cutting-edge research about Middle East and Near Eastern Studies at UCLA en-us Honoring Iranian films on the big screenUCLA Film and Television Archive celebrates tradition, conviction of Iranian filmmakers with eight-part serieshttp://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=125605Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural centerCenter for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=125190President Obama presents UCLA professor with prestigious National Humanities MedalProfessor Teofilo F. Ruiz honored for his "inspired teaching and writing."http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=124365UCLA historian's book looks at Arab uprisings, their common origins and different pathsProfessor James Gelvin dispels misconceptions and offers new insights in "The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know." http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=123969UCLA History Professor Awarded 2011 Hourani Book AwardProfessor Nile Green was awarded the Albert Hourani Book Award at the 2011 Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, DC.http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=123312Activist prof hailed for half century of contributions to scholarship, teaching Upcoming conference highlights the work, dedication of Professor Sondra Hale, who is set to retire on Dec. 1.http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=122646Pontiff discusses future of Christianity in the Middle EastArmenian spiritual leader Aram I stops at UCLA as part of 20-day tour of Southern Californiahttp://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=122559UCLA Professors Offer Perspective on Libyan UprisingAn audio interview with Professor's James Gelvin and Asli Bali, produced by the Daily Bruin.http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=122383The Good DaughterUCLA alumna Jasmin Darznik spoke about unraveling her family's history at a reading on Friday, Feb. 18 at the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=120014Behind Egypt’s Revolution Is a History of Worker Discontent, Expert SaysStanford University's Joel Beinin, who directed Middle Eastern studies at the American University in Cairo from 2006 to 2008, tells a UCLA audience that the generals who made Mubarak go took seriously the threat of large labor strikes. http://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/news/article.asp?parentid=119953