Academic Year 2009-2010: Upcoming Roundtables

Summer Experiences in the Middle East and North Africa
October 28, 2009, 12:30PM
Fares Center Conference Room
Speakers: Stephen Allen (MALD '10), Rachel Brown (MALD '10), Robert Berry (MALD '11), Elsa Palanza (MALD '10), and Maggie Williams (MALD '10)
Moderator: Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School; Associate Director of Business Programs, the Fares Center
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Academic Year 2008-2009: Recent Roundtables

Screening of the documentary: "Live From Bethlehem"
March 30, 2009, 7:00 PM
Terrace Room, Paige Hall, Tufts University
Speaker: Joseph Sousa, Producer
Cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology, the Department of International Relations, the department of Middle Eastern Studies, the Charles Smith Endowment Fund, the Communications and Media Studies, and the Institute for Global Leadership.
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The Gaza Escalation: Understanding Differing Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
February 19, 2009, 6:30PM
Cabot Intercultural Center, Room 206
Speakers: Fletcher Student Panel
Moderator: Eileen Babbitt, Professor of International Conflict Management Practice, The Fletcher School
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The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam
Radio Program: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett
November 20-26, 2008
Guest Speaker: Vali Nasr, Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Associate Director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University
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The Rise of Printing in Arabic
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 5PM
The Kopelman Gallery, Tufts University Art Gallery
Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Alwan
Reception to follow.

Orientalism, Then and Now
Thursday, October 30, 6:00-8:00PM
Tufts Art Gallery, Aidekman Art Center
Speakers: Ina Baghdiantz McCabe, Darakjian Jafarian Chair of Armenian History, Tufts University, Beatrice Manz, Professor of History, Tufts University, Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History, Tufts University, Amahl Bishara, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tufts University
Moderator: Eva Hoffman, Director of Middle Eastern Studies and Associate Professor of Art History
Reception and Viewing of the exhibition Empire and its Discontents, curated by Amy Schlegel and Rhonda Saad will follow the panel discussion.
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What is the Impact of the US Presidential Elections on the Middle East?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 2:00PM
Fares Center Conference Room, Tufts University
Speakers: Iris Abraham, Erin Clancy, Emre Kayhan, Dahlia Shaham, and Carol Waters
Moderator: Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School; Associate Director of Business Programs, the Fares Center
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Constructing Motherhood: The Virgin Mary in Byzantine Art
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7:30PM
Barnum 008
Speaker: Ioli Kalavrezou, Chair and Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine Art, Department of History of Art and Architectures, Harvard University
Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, the Archaeology Program and the Department of History

Messianic Movements in Contemporary Islam
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 12:30PM
Speaker: Jean-Pierre Filiu, Visiting Professor, Georgetown University; Associate Professor, Paris Institute of Political Studies
Moderator: Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School; Associate Director of Business Programs, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
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Descent into Chaos: the American Challenge in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia
October 13, 2008, 5:30PM
Cabot 206, The Fletcher School
Speaker: Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and best-selling author
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