Above Photo: Jens Hanssen, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean History at the University of Toronto, delivers his lecture entitled "Malhamé - Malfamé: The Ambiguity of Empire in the Late Ottoman Levant."
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Israel, the Palestinians and the One-State Agenda
Wed, Feb 10, 2010, 5:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center 702

Speaker: Hussein Ibish
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Egypt's Wall: Implications of the Gaza Barrier
Thu, Feb 11, 2010, 12:30PM
Fares Center Conference Room (Mugar 129)

Speakers: Robert Bortree, Hend Abdel Ghany, Mohammed Herzallah, David Wallsh
Moderator: Eileen Babbitt
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A New Politics of Consumption? Dams, Electricity, and the Cold War in Post-Musaddiq Iran (1953-1961)
Wed, Mar 3, 2010, 3:30PM
Fares Center Conference Room (Mugar 129)

Speaker: Cyrus Schayegh
Moderator: Kamran Rastegar
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On-the-Job Training in the Turbulent Middle East: Assessing Obama's First Year
Wed, Mar 10, 2010, 5:30PM, Cabot Intercultural Center 702
Speaker: Rami G. Khouri
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Recent Events

Juan Cole: Can President Obama Avoid War with Iran?
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Robert H. Pelletreau: How is President Obama Doing in the Middle East?
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Moshen M. Milani: Reflections on U.S.-Iran Relations (October 21, 2009).
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Eva Bellin:  Managing the Culture Clash in the Middle East: Do the Courts Matter? (September 23, 2009). Read the Summary

Hanan al-Shaykh and Mariam Said; "Mothers and Daughters" (September 17, 2009).  Read the Summary  |  Watch the Video

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Tony Blair: "Remarks by the Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (February 2, 2009). Read the Summary | Learn more >

Jens Hanssen: "Malhamé – Malfamé: The Ambiguity of Empire in the Late Ottoman Levant" (January 21, 2009). Read the Summary >

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