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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
Text in Context: A Teach-in on President Yudof's Letter
Commentary by Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
Posted: 4/16/2012
Honoring Iranian films on the big screen
UCLA Film and Television Archive celebrates tradition, conviction of Iranian filmmakers with eight-part series
Posted: 4/13/2012
Scholar examines media’s role in managing political conflict
Yael Warshel will speak about her work on April 17
Posted: 4/12/2012
Award-winning author, satirist is coming to Dodd Hall
Sayed Kashua will speak about his work and share his views about life in Israel at UCLA on April 26
Posted: 4/9/2012
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
Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye: Containing Iran - What Does it Mean?
Burkle Center Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye and Eric Lorber explain containment strategy and whether or not this is an effective policy towards Iran.
Posted: 3/23/2012
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
Senator George Mitchell in Conversation with NPR's Renee Montagne
Senator George Mitchell, who led peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and formerly served as Special Envoy for the Middle East, delivers the 2012 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture entitled: "Turmoil in the Middle East: Its Effect on U.S. Foreign Policy."
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
Secular State as the Alternative to the Present State in Iran (in Persian)
A lecture by Abdol-Karim Lahidji, from the panel discussion "Secularism and Gender in Iran of Today"
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
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
"Dissolving Localities" - A multimedia portrait of Jerusalem by Emmanuel Witzthum
Podcast introduction of an audio/visual project in which the sights and sounds of daily life in Jerusalem are transformed into a work of art.
Posted: 3/12/2012
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
Senator George Mitchell delivers the 2012 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture
Senator George Mitchell discusses turmoil in the Middle East with National Public Radio's Renee Montagne
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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