Name: Book talk: “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024
Start: 2024-03-06T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-03-06T18:30:00-05:00

October 2023

Book talk: Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” – A Book talk with Kenneth Roth, CMES, Harvard University, October 23, 2023

October 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

From the CMES website: Date: Monday, October 23, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:00pm; Location: Wasserstein 1010, Harvard Law School campus Join the HKS Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for a book talk with author Nathan Thrall as … Continue reading Book talk: Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” – A Book talk with Kenneth Roth, CMES, Harvard University, October 23, 2023

November 2023

Talk: “Chasing Floods: the Ottoman Introduction of Rice in the Balkan Peninsula” by Aleksandar Shopov, CMES, Harvard University, November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

From the CMES website: Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative is pleased to present Aleksandar Shopov, Visiting … Continue reading Talk: “Chasing Floods: the Ottoman Introduction of Rice in the Balkan Peninsula” by Aleksandar Shopov, CMES, Harvard University, November 15, 2023

Winter Excursion to Tunisia: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers a study excursion to Tunisia in January 2024. This year's expected dates are January 2 - 19. A predeparture meeting for accepted students … Continue reading Winter Excursion to Tunisia: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, November 17, 2023

Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

November 28, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

From the CMES website: Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative presents Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, MIT Nasser Rabbat is the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for … Continue reading Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

November 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

From the CMES website: Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series is pleased to present Samuel Dolbee, Assistant Professor of History, Family Dean's Faculty Fellow in Studies of the Middle East, Vanderbilt University Samuel Dolbee, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt … Continue reading Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

January 2024

Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, 2024-25, January 15, 2024

January 15

Applications for the CMES Visiting Researcher Program<https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/vr-program> are due January 15. CMES is currently accepting applications for unpaid Visiting Researcher positions for the 2024-25 academic year. The main appointment categories … Continue reading Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, 2024-25, January 15, 2024

February 2024

Book talk: “Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire” with Nora Barakat, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 14, 2024

February 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Book talk: "Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire" Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 5:00pm to 6:30pm Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The … Continue reading Book talk: “Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire” with Nora Barakat, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 14, 2024

Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 28, 2024

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series presents “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State “Rivers of the Sultan” offers a history of the Ottoman Empire’s management of the Tigris … Continue reading Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 28, 2024

March 2024

Talk: “Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health, and Feminist Solidarity,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024

March 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health, and Feminist Solidarity Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 11:00am to 12:30pm Location: Online webinar. For more information, see here.

Book talk: “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024

March 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Book talk "The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran" Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 5:00pm to 6:30pm Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 See here for more information.