The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies organizes and sponsors public lectures, conferences, and roundtables that enhance its commitment to interdisciplinary analysis by showcasing a diversity of voices both within and outside the region.  Additionally, in an effort to connect scholars and students with complementary programming at other institutions, the Fares Center tracks related symposia and workshops that are held at centers of learning throughout the United States and abroad.

Academic Year 2008-2009: Upcoming Events

The Resurgence of Tribalism in the Middle East and the Implications for Democracy
September 17, 2008, 5:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th Floor
Speaker: Andrea B. Rugh, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute, Washington DC
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Reflections on the Middle East in World Affairs
October 8, 2008, 5:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th Floor
Speaker: Stanley Hoffman, Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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The Traditional Arab City and Urban Modernization in the 19th and 20th centuries
November 18, 2008, 5:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th Floor
Speaker: André Raymond, Professor Emeritus, Université de Provence, France
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Islamism in the Shadow of al-Qaeda
November 19, 2008, 5:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, 7th Floor
Speaker: François Burgat, Director, Institut Français du Proche-Orient (IFPO)
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