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May 27: Roy Fischel

Posted on May 23, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to announce its final meeting of the year: Roy Fischel PhD Candidate, History and South Asian Languages and Civilizations Foreigners in the Deccan: Migration and Politics in South India, 1565-1636 … Continue reading →

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May 26: Dima Orsho

Posted on May 23, 2011 by campus

Dear friends, as we wrap up the Spring quarter I would like to invite you to our second-to-last event: Dima Orsho, Syrian vocalist Noontime Concert Series Famous Songs from the Middle East Thursday, May 26 at 12:15 pm Fulton Recital … Continue reading →

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May 19: Emran El Badawi

Posted on May 16, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to announce a joint meeting with the Late Antiquity and Byzantium Workshop: Dr. Emran El Badawi Discussant: Josh Mabra Thursday, May 19, 12:00–1:30, Pick 218 Stages of the Apocalypse in … Continue reading →

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MEHAT 2011 Schedule Online

Posted on May 7, 2011 by campus

Dear friends, it is a pleasure to announce that our official program for the 26th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference has gone live. You can find all of the details at our Conference page, or just click the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events: Jason Mohaghegh and Devin Stewart

Posted on May 4, 2011 by campus

The MEHAT workshop and the Shi’ism Discussion Group are pleased to present two guest speakers this week,Dr. Jason Mohaghegh (New Jersey City University) and Dr. Devin Stewart (Emory University). Please see below for details. Thursday, May 5, 4:00–5:30, Foster 305 … Continue reading →

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May 5 & 6: Jason Mohaghegh

Posted on May 2, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to announce a special visit by: Prof. Jason Mohaghegh New Jersey City University Thursday, May 5, 4:00–5:30, Foster 305 Inflictions: The Writing of Violence, East/West A joint meeting with the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Night this Friday – NELC profs reading poetry

Posted on April 21, 2011 by campus

In honor of National Poetry Month the Faculty of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization will have a poetry reading night, in which scholars will read poems (in the Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Hittite, and Armenian and in translation) … Continue reading →

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April 20: Western Mediterranean Workshop

Posted on April 20, 2011 by campus

Please join the Western Mediterranean Workshop next Wednesday, APRIL 20, at 4:30pm in Wieboldt 207 to welcome Dying in the Mediterranean: An Arabized Vernacular Dance of Death in Hebrew Romance Prof. MICHELLE HAMILTON (Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University … Continue reading →

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April 22: Basil Salem

Posted on April 17, 2011 by campus

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is delighted to announce this week’s meeting: Basil Salem PhD Student in History, University of Chicago The Logic and Proof of Sacral Sovereignty in al-Ishbīlī’s al-Durr al-Muṣān fī Sīrat al-Muẓaffar Salīm Khān … Continue reading →

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April 15: Nabil Matar

Posted on April 10, 2011 by campus

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is delighted to announce the following talk, in cooperation with the CMES Friday Lecture Series: Dr. Nabil Matar Professor of English at the University of Minnesota Henry Stubbe and the First Use … Continue reading →

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