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2023 Oct 03

Book talk: "Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700"

5:00pm to 6:30pm

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CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The CMES Sohbet-i Osmani Series is pleased to present a book talk with

Aslıhan Gürbüzel
Assistant Professor of Ottoman history, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University

Discussant: Hannah Marcus, John and Ruth Hazel Associate Professor of the Social Sciences; Interim Faculty Director of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University... Read more about Book talk: "Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700"

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CMES Postdoctoral Fellowships in Disaster Studies

April 28, 2023

Now Accepting Applications – DEADLINE May 31, 2023


The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Disaster Studies. The fellowships extend for 12 months, from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. These fellowships and the activities organized by and with the fellows are intended to launch a long-term project, triggered by present concerns arising from the recent devastation in Turkey and Syria as well as the urgent need to develop our understanding of the history of seismicity in the region.

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2023 Apr 16

The Modern Assyrian Historical Record: An American Family Adventure

3:00pm to 4:00pm

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CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present

Eden Naby
Independent Scholar

This talk is one of the events related to the exhibit now on view at CMES: Assyrians from Persia (Iran)to the United States, 1887-1923: Assyrian Education, American Missionaries and the Search for a Home.... Read more about The Modern Assyrian Historical Record: An American Family Adventure

2023 Apr 12

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

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Location: 

CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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.

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2023 Apr 20

Remembering the Turco-Greek Population Exchange: Dispossession and Forced Migration from Crete in the Early Twentieth Century

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents

Pınar Şenışık
Associate Professor, Department of International Relations at Doğuş University, Turkey... Read more about Remembering the Turco-Greek Population Exchange: Dispossession and Forced Migration from Crete in the Early Twentieth Century

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On the Ground Following the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Q&A with Deren Ertas

March 28, 2023

Deren Ertas is a PhD candidate in history and middle eastern studies at Harvard. She was in Istanbul doing research when, beginning on February 6, 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes struck areas of southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Following is a conversation with Ertas about her experiences in the aftermath of  these devastating events.... Read more about On the Ground Following the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Q&A with Deren Ertas

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