This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required as seating is limited. Please submit one registration form per person. REGISTER. (Doors will open at 6:30pm.)

Religion and Public Life’s Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative at Harvard Divinity School presents the U.S. premiere of "Lyd". "Lyd" is an award-winning, sci-fi documentary that tells the story of a 5,000-year-old bustling Palestinian city that once connected Palestine to the world, until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. The film follows the rise and fall of the city, tracing what "Lyd" once was, what it is now, and what it could have become.... Read more about Film Screening: US Premiere of "Lyd" and Discussion with the Filmmakers

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs presents the film

The Soil & the Sea

We are excited to announce a screening of The Soil & the Sea, directed by Daniele Rugo, followed by a Q&A with the director.

RSVP here... Read more about Film screening: "The Soil & the Sea"

The CMES New Works in Middle East Studies series presents

Deniz Türker
Assistant Professor, Islamic Art and Architecture, Department of Art History, Rutgers University

Discussant: Ilham Khuri-Makdisi, Associate Professor of History, Northeastern University... Read more about Book talk "The Accidental Palace: The Making of Yıldız in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul"

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Assyrian Foundation of America, and the Naby Frye Assyrian Fund for Culture are pleased to present

Mira Xenia Schwerda
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art 2023-2024; IASH Fellow 2022-2023

This talk will take place online; please register in advance on Zoom here: https://bit.ly/3L90xMO.... Read more about An Archive of Fragmented Memories: The Concept of Time in the 'Ali Khan Vali Album

The Naby Frye Assyrian Fund for Culture, the Assyrian Foundation of America, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, are pleased to present the exhibit

Assyrians from Persia (Iran) to the United States, 1887-1923: Assyrian Education, American Missionaries and the Search for a Home

Please note: This exhibit is open Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm.

... Read more about Exhibit: Assyrians from Persia (Iran) to the United States, 1887-1923: Assyrian Education, American Missionaries and the Search for a Home

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present an

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Dr. Muhammad Habib

Calligraphy gives a soul to words. Come and join us to learn about the art of the written word and different styles of calligraphy in the Arabo-Islamic tradition in a workshop led by Dr. Muhammad Habib. As you practice the aesthetics of Arabic script, you will create your own art and enjoy the opportunity of connecting yourself with art, history, and tradition.

Please note: this workshop is open only to Harvard students, faculty and staff.... Read more about Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present

Women in Iran: An Evening of Films by Rakhshan Banietemad with

Naghmeh Sohrabi
Charles (Corky) Goodman Professor of Middle East History and the Director for Research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, and

Ramyar Rossoukh
Assistant Director for Research at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University
... Read more about Women in Iran: An Evening of Films by Rakhshan Banietemad

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present an exhibit of

Arabic Calligraphy, featuring the students of Dr. Muhammad Habib... Read more about Arabic Calligraphy Exhibit, featuring the students of Dr. Muhammad Habib

In Afghanistan and Iran, members of ethnic, religious, linguistic, and sexual minorities face discrimination daily in all spheres of life. This includes economic marginalization, denial of cultural rights, language rights, religious freedom, freedom of expression, and violations of political rights. In order to address these issues, SoArt festival was created to engage the next generation of activists and artists who can use art as a means to promote dialogue on social issues and increase community cohesion for social change.

SoArt short film festival 2022 will screen ten...