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National Museum of Asian Art Announces Gülru Necipoğlu as Recipient of 2023 Freer Medal

National Museum of Asian Art Announces Gülru Necipoğlu as Recipient of 2023 Freer Medal

January 3, 2023

The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career. This year, the institution’s centennial, the honor will go to Vidya Dehejia, the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University, and Gülru Necipoğlu, the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic...

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Everett Mendelsohn, Who Linked Science and Society, Dies at 91

July 15, 2023

Everett Mendelsohn, who as a scholar of the history of science explored how science's evolution has been influenced by historical and cultural trends and vice versa, died on June 6, 2023, at his home in Cambridge. He was 91. A longtime professor at Harvard, Mendelsohn lectured on atom bombs, genetics, and more, examining how science, culture, and politics influence one another. Read more about Mendelsohn's remarkable life and career in the New York Times.

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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 May 08

An Archive of Fragmented Memories: The Concept of Time in the 'Ali Khan Vali Album

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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Online (registration information below)

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

2023 May 11

Examining Iran’s Domestic and Foreign Relations: From Achievements and Limitations of the Protest Movement to the Saudi-Iranian Agreement

5:00pm to 6:30pm

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On Zoom; registration info below

The CMES/WCFIA Middle East Seminar is pleased to present

Trita Parsi
Executive Vice President, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and

Fatemeh Haghighatjoo
CEO, Nonviolent Initiative for Democracy and former member of the Iranian Parliament

Discussant: Stephen Kinzer, Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University and author of All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

This talk will take place on Zoom; please register in advance: https://bit.ly/3GTkwgS.
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2023 Apr 16

The Modern Assyrian Historical Record: An American Family Adventure

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

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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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

2023 Apr 19

Daily Lives of Istanbulite Sufis in the Early 20th Century: Reflections on Ahmed Avni Konuk and Kenan Rifai

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

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

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents

Eylül Yalçınkaya
Faculty member, Üsküdar University 

This talk will be followed by a short musical presentation by Dr. Yalçınkaya and others.... Read more about Daily Lives of Istanbulite Sufis in the Early 20th Century: Reflections on Ahmed Avni Konuk and Kenan Rifai

2023 Apr 07

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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

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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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