CMES awarded a first prize and three honorable mentions in the 2015–16 Harvard College International Photo Contest for photos taken in the Middle East region. Aubrey Stoddard (’17), studying history and government, received first prize for an image she captured during her internship at the Institute for Counter Terrorism during summer 2015 in Israel. Honorable mentions were awarded to archaeology concentrator Jingxiu Jin (’18),...

Caitlin Schiffer, a reporter for BUTV10, Boston University's television station, produced this video piece about the April 16-17 performances of Feathers of Fire, a groundbreaking cinematic shadow play based on the Persian epic Shahnemeh (The Book of Kings), hosted by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Cambridge.... Read more about Video: Behind the Scenes of Feathers of Fire

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to announce that it has begun working with IMVBox.com as its "Official Education Partner" in their work relating to Iranian cinema and theatre.... Read more about CMES Partners with IMVBox

Sheida Dayani is a Preceptor in Persian in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Her research is on modern theatre and playwriting in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Iran.... Read more about Q&A with Sheida Dayani

Wicked Local photographer Paul Rutherford captured some choice images at the April 17, 2016, performance of Feathers of Fire: A Persion Epic, the hit shadow play based on the Persian epic Shahnameh. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies...

Roy P. Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History, delivered a lecture titled " ʿAja’ib in the Book of Qazwini" on February 1 at the Yarmouk Cultural Center in Kuwait, as part of the Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah organization's Cultural Season 21.... Read more about In Contemplation . . . the Cosmos—Divine Signs of Divine Reason