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2022 Jun 30

60 Years After Independence: What Has Algeria Become?

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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CMES and CMES Tunisia are pleased to present

60 Years After Independence: What Has Algeria Become?

Hugh Roberts, Edward Keller Professor of North African and Middle Eastern History, Tufts University

Slim Othmani, President of CARE Algeria; President of MEF Tunisia

Zahia Smail Salhi, Professor of Modern Arabic Studies, University of Manchester

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As Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence on 5th July, this webinar panel explores the key political, social, economic, and demographic changes that have transformed the largest country in Africa and the Arab world... Read more about 60 Years After Independence: What Has Algeria Become?

2022 Apr 26

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis on the MENA Region

2:00pm to 3:30pm

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CMES and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School are pleased to present a discussion with

Mohammed Alyahya, Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute
Kirsten Fontenrose, President of Red Six International; Former Senior Director for the Gulf, National Security Council, The White House
Emile Hokayem, Senior Fellow for Middle East Security, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
Nikolay A. Kozhanov, Research Associate Professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University; Non-Resident Scholar, Economics and Energy Program, Middle East Institute
Karen E. Young, PhD, Senior Fellow, Director of the Program on Economics and Energy, Middle East Institute

Adel Hamaizia (moderator), Visiting Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

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2022 Apr 12

Policing and Political Development in Tunisia: Origin and Evolution

2:00pm to 3:00pm

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents

Khansa Ben Tarjem
Ph.D. candidate, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Visiting Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies

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Please note: the start time of this talk has been changed to 2pm ET.... Read more about Policing and Political Development in Tunisia: Origin and Evolution

2022 Apr 05

Morocco: Deciphering Political Parties and Protesting

3:00pm to 4:30pm

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The Arab Caucus at HKS and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies present

Mounia Bennani-Chraïbi
Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Research Centre for Political Action, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Register in advance: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J6MJLJX-Rcy1GRqxq-uXlA

Welcome address: Professor William Granara, Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Moderator: Mohamed Haddad, Master of Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University... Read more about Morocco: Deciphering Political Parties and Protesting

2022 Apr 22

Rebellion as Myth in State Making and State Evasion: The Case of Dersim Across Ottoman Empire and The Republic of Turkey (1878-1938)

10:30am to 12:00pm

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The CMES New Horizons in Kurdish History Lecture Series is pleased to present

Cevat Dargın
Postgraduate research associate, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

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2022 Apr 22

De-development, Political Violence, and Informal Control: The Kurds in Iran and Turkey

12:30pm to 2:00pm

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CMES and the CMES Middle East Forum are pleased to present

Ahmad MohammadpourDilan Okcuoglu  Dilan OkcuogluAhmad Mohammadpour
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology, Troy University, and
 
Dilan Okcuoglu
M. Barzani Postdoctoral Fellow & Lecturer, Global Kurdish Studies, School of International Service, American University

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2022 Apr 13

Abhá Conference and Tā’if Treaty: Saudi-Yemeni Border and the Construction of the Ismaili Minority

1:00pm to 2:00pm

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present

Sultan AlamerSultan Alamer
Visiting Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; PhD Candidate in the Political Science Department, George Washington University

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2022 Mar 24

Ibn ʿAsākir of Damascus (1105-1176) and His Many Legacies: Sunnī Revivalist, Jihād Advocate, & Syrian 'Nationalist'

4:00pm to 5:30pm

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The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and CMES present

Suleiman Ali Mourad
Professor of Religion, Smith College

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2022 Mar 11

"I Put My Fear for You above My Fear of You": The Role of Emotions in Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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The Harvard University Association for Global Political Thought and CMES present

Han Hsien Liew
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Arizona State University

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2022 Apr 21

From Policy to Practice: A Critical Review of United States Government Stabilization Efforts in Syria

4:30pm to 6:00pm

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The CMES & WCFIA Middle East Seminar presents

Michelle Bradford
International Development Professional & Former Team Leader for multi-donor funded stabilization programming in Syria, US Department of State and UK Department for International Development

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2022 Feb 07

The Oldest Guard: Landowners, Local Memory, and the Making of the Zionist Settler Past

4:00pm to 5:30pm

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents

Liora Halperin
Associate Professor of International Studies and History and Jack and Rebecca Benaroya Endowed Chair in Israel Studies, University of Washington

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