Middle East Center University of Washington

02/06/2025

**POSTPONED | This event has been postponed. Please check the Middle East Center events calendar for the rescheduling of this event.

Happening today!

Don't miss out on "To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States," a book talk with Dr. Karam Dana

Dana will explore how Palestinian identity is strengthened by the absence of a defined home nation and how a coalition rooted in exile continues to resist and advocate for a distant homeland

In-person | 5-6:30 p.m.
Alder Hall, Alder Auditorium
Register at bit.ly/dana-book-launch-rsvp

University of Washington Bothell
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
UW Department of History
Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
University of Washington

02/04/2025

Join us Thursday, Feb. 6 for "To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States” a book talk with Dr. Karam Dana

Dana will explore the social, political, economic, and technological forces that have amplified Palestinian voices globally, particularly in the United States, fostering new forms of activism and solidarity

In-person | 5-6:30 p.m.
Alder Hall, Alder Auditorium
Register at bit.ly/dana-book-launch-rsvp

University of Washington Bothell
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
UW Department of History
Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
University of Washington

01/27/2025

Happening today 📚

Join author Emek Ergun and University of Washington doctoral student Berfin Çiçek in a conversation on the political role of translation in facilitating transnational feminist transformations and connectivities

In-person | Husky Union Building 250
7-9 p.m.
More details: bit.ly/4htSIj5

This lecture will be held in honor of University of Washington alum

Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
UW Translation Studies Hub
Simpson Center for the Humanities at UW
UNC Charlotte

01/24/2025

Join us next Monday, Jan. 27 for a talk by Emek Ergun, author and expert in global and women's and gender studies, with University of Washington doctoral student Berfin Çiçek

This lecture, held in honor of , will explore the political role of translation in feminist transformations, focusing on the Turkish translation of "Virgin: The Untouched History" by Hanne Blank

In-person | Husky Union Building 250
7-9 p.m.

More details: bit.ly/4htSIj5

Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
UW Translation Studies Hub
Simpson Center for the Humanities at UW
UNC Charlotte

01/13/2025

Happening tomorrow, 1/14! Join Ussama Makdisi for "Why Palestine Studies Now?" and delve into Palestinian history and the modern Middle East

In-person | 7-9 p.m.
Kane Hall 110
RSVP: bit.ly/palestine-studies-rsvp

Sponsors:
University of Washington Office of the Provost, Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington, and the Middle East Center

University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
UW Department of History

01/11/2025

Looking to learn more about Palestinian history + humanity? Join us Tuesday, Jan. 14 for "Why Palestine Studies Now?" with Ussama Makdisi

In-person | 7-9 p.m.
Kane Hall 110
RSVP: bit.ly/palestine-studies-rsvp

Sponsors:
University of Washington Office of the Provost, Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington, and the Middle East Center

University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
UW Department of History

01/09/2025

*Correction*Join us Tuesday, JAN. 14 for "Why Palestine Studies Now?" with Ussama Makdisi as he discusses Palestinian history and humanity and the modern Middle East

In-person | 7-9 p.m.
Kane Hall 110
RSVP: bit.ly/palestine-studies-rsvp

Sponsors: University of Washington Office of the Provost, Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington, and the Middle East Center

University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
UW Department of History
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC
Global Washington
UC Berkeley

09/25/2023

Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. in Kane Hall Room 210 for "The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East", with Steven Simon, Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington Professor of Practice in Middle East Studies 2023-24, award-winning author and former diplomat and U.S. National Security Council member.

RSVP: bit.ly/RSVPOct19Talk
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Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
UW Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - MELC

05/16/2023

Please join us on Monday, May 22, 2023 for the final installment of our 2022-23 Voices in the Middle East lecture series. The talk titled Stay or Go? Syrian Refugees in Jordan Spring 2023 will take place on 5/22 at 12:30 PM online via Zoom.

This event is free & open to the public. Registration is required, please use this link to register: https://washington.zoom.us/.../WN_R2Nlgp8uSue5tom5uWD_7g

To learn more about the speakers, please use this link: https://jsis.washington.edu/mideast/events/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D166896278%26seotitle%3DTALK-Stay-or-Go-Syrian-Refugees-in-Jordan%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D

04/05/2023

TALK | Witness to the Mongols: Writing a Global History Sourcebook

Please join the MEC on Monday (April 10, 2023) at 12:30 PM in Thomson Hall Room 317 for the continuation of our 2022-23 Voices in the Middle East Lecture Series with a talk by Professor Joel Walker (UW Department of History).

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, April 10 in Thomson Hall Room 317 at 12:30 PM!

For more information, please click the following link: https://jsis.washington.edu/mideast/events/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D165238779%26seotitle%3DTALK-Witness-to-the-Mongols-Writing-a-Global-History-Sourcebook%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D

03/27/2023

PANEL DISCUSSION | The Afghan Diaspora, the Taliban and Rule of Law

Please join us (online via Zoom) for a panel discussion with Afghan scholars on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

04/11 @ 4pm (PT) - Online over Zoom
Register now: bit.ly/afghanistan-panel
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South Asia Center UW
MESA Global Academy
Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
UW Center for Human Rights

03/27/2023

Please join the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies (virtually) on Monday, April 3, 2023 for Sarah Zaides Rosen's book talk titled "Tevye's Ottoman Daughter". Registration is required, please use the link below to register.

Congratulations to Sarah Zaides Rosen on behalf of the MEC at the UW!

https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/szr-book-talk/
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UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies' Associate Director Sarah Zaides Rosen discusses her new book "Tevye's Ottoman Daughter: Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews at the End of Empire."