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The Shi’ism Discussion Group is excited to host the following event on: ————————————————————– Friday, February 11 4:00 PM Pick Hall, Room 218 “Sectarianism and the Anxieties of Influence in Early Islam: Ibn Saba’ and the ‘Jewish’ Origins of Shi’ism” Sean … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: “We are Gmail addicted”: Social and Linguistic Responses to Syria’s New Economy Mandy Terc, University of Michigan Friday, February 4, 4:00–5:30pm 016 Pick Hall, 5828 S University Ave … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, Please join us on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, at 4:30pm in Wieboldt 207 to welcome our first guest speaker of the quarter. Prof. KARLA MALLETTE (Associate Professor of Italian and Near Eastern Studies, Associate Director of the Center for … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: “They are Your Brothers in Religion and Your Mawālī”: The Quranic Transformation of the Term Mawlā Elizabeth Urban, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Discussant: Mehmetcan Akpinar Thursday, January … Continue reading →

the Shi‘ism Discussion Group is pleased to present: Islamic Heresiography and the Shi‘a Paul Walker, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Chicago Thursday, January 20, 12:00 pm 218 Pick Hall, 5828 S University Ave Dr. Walker is the … Continue reading →

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: Looking for the Origins of the Muslim/Turkish Bourgeoise The Nemlizades: Rise of a Merchant ‘Dynasty’ of the Black Sea Coast Yașar Tolga Cora, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased and delighted to announce our final, FINAL workshop of the quarter: Khan el-Hillu and the city of Lid (Lod) during the Ottoman period: Summarizing three years of excavations presented by … Continue reading →

The Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased and delighted to announce our final workshop of the quarter: Narrations of violence: Tensions between individual and community accounts of the 1988 Halabja massacre presented by Maria Six-Hohenbalken PhD in … Continue reading →

Dear friends, Please note the following room change: Metin’s workshop will now take place in Pick 016 on the first floor. Same time: 4:00 pm, right after the Arabic Circle.

the Middle East History and Theory (MEHAT) Workshop is pleased to present: I cry out so that you wake up: Cegerxwîn’s Poetics and Politics of Awakening Metin Yüksel, PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Discussant: Frank Lewis Friday, November … Continue reading →