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Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Afaf Nash and Susan Slyomovics
Afaf Nash reads "there is still a sun that rises…"by Abdul Satar (Abu Ali), from the documentary film A Candle for the Shabandar Cafe (directed by Emad Ali). Susan Slyomovics reads the English translation of the same poem.
Posted: 4/26/2012
The Challenge of Covering a Fast-Changing China
A conversation with American Public Media senior correspondent Rob Schmitz and editor Angilee Shah.
Posted: 4/26/2012
A Night with Abbas Maroufi (in Persian)
A talk and reading by Abbas Maroufi, author of The Symphony of the Dead
Posted: 4/23/2012
How much Arabic is in my poems: A Poetry reading interspersed by an essay on poetics and politics
Poet Maged Zaher
Posted: 4/23/2012
The Modern Recovery of the Ismaili Legacy and Its Importance for the Study of the Fatimids
A lecture by Paul Walker, University of Chicago
Posted: 4/23/2012
The Potential Institutional Change in China
A talk by economist Dr. Yeliang XIA on the potential for institutional change in China, based on his studies on institutional analysis of the influence of economic development and social movements on the goal of constitutional democracy, individual freedoms and choices, and rule of law.
Posted: 4/19/2012
Text in Context: A Teach-in on President Yudof's Letter
Commentary by Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
Posted: 4/16/2012
Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural center
Center for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive
Posted: 3/27/2012
African Women in War Zones: A Feminist Perspective
Dr. Amina Mama, University of California, Davis
Posted: 3/22/2012
Revolution, Reform, and Repression: Challenges to Women's Inclusion and Equality in the Middle East
The 1st Annual International Women’s Day Lecture by Sussan Tahmasebi, recipient of the Human Rights Watch’s 2011 Alison Des Forges Human Rights Award for Extraordinary Activism.
Posted: 3/20/2012
Nixon in China Conference Keynote
The February 23 conference commemorated the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's historic visit to Beijing and Shanghai and his meetings with Chairman Mao. It was sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Posted: 3/16/2012
Nixon in China Conference Panel 1
The February 23 conference commemorated the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's historic visit to Beijing and Shanghai and his meetings with Chairman Mao. It was sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Posted: 3/16/2012
A Poetry Reading by Granaz Mousavi (in Persian)
From the panel discussion "Secularism and Gender in Iran of Today"
Posted: 3/14/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Aram Saroyan
Aram Saroyan reads "Night in Hamdan" by Saadi Yousef, translated by Khaled Mattawa, followed by his own poem "Autobiography".
Posted: 3/14/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Beau Beausoleil
Beau Beausoleil reads "TV Terror" by Huda Al-Marashi and follows with closing remarks for the reading.
Posted: 3/14/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Elline Lipkin
Elline Lipkin reads Adnan Mohsen's "More Rare," followed by her own poem written with Aga Shahid Ali entitled "Al-Mutanabbi Street."
Posted: 3/14/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Jim Natal
Jim Natal reads his own poem entitled "The Street of the Poet".
Posted: 3/14/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Tania Baban and Jen Hofer
Tania Baban reads "A Half-Burned Page on Al Mutanabbi Street" by Dunya Mikhail in Arabic. Jen Hofer reads the English translation of the same poem, translated by Dunya Mikhail, Dima Hilal, and Beau Beausoleil. She follows with her own poem "less then more then less again".
Posted: 3/14/2012
Woman's body, a symbol of Political Changes in Contemporary Iran (in Persian)
A lecture by Mehrangiz Kar, from the panel discussion "Secularism and Gender in Iran of Today"
Posted: 3/14/2012
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
A talk by Amb. David Scheffer, the first US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about his new book, "All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity)". This talk was co-sponsored by the UCLA International Human Rights Law Program.
Posted: 3/13/2012
Archaeologist investigates legend of mythical ruler of ancient Peru
Christopher Donnan’s revelations Naymlap and his findings at two sites are detailed in his new 268-page book “Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend.”
Posted: 3/13/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Janet Sternburg
Janet Sternburg reads a poem written in the 10th century by an anonymous author, followed by her own poem entitled "Seeds".
Posted: 3/9/2012
Al-Mutanabbi Street: Poetry and Art from Tragedy - Sholeh Wolpé
Sholeh Wolpé reads "To Salah Al Hamdani, November 2008" by Sam Hamill, followed by her own poem entitled "The Deep Dive".
Posted: 3/9/2012
The Taste of Ashes: Hauntedness after Communism in Eastern Europe
A public lecture by Marci Shore, Yale University, History. Cosponsored by the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies.
Posted: 3/9/2012
Revolution, Reform and Repression: Challenges to Women’s Inclusion and Equality in the Middle East and North Africa
The 1st Annual International Women’s Day Lecture by Sussan Tahmasebi, recipient of the Human Rights Watch’s 2011 Alison Des Forges Human Rights Award for Extraordinary Activism.
Posted: 3/8/2012
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