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Congratulations, 2023-24 CMES Graduates!

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CMES is pleased to congratulate this year's graduating students in our AM program. AM Graduates Chacier Alexander—Thesis: "Political Philosophy and Esotericism: A Study of Al-Farabi and Leo Strauss" / Advisor: Khaled El-Rouayheb Naif Alrogi Hamad...

Professor Roy Mottahedeh Has Passed Away

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The CMES community mourns the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Professor Roy Parviz Mottahedeh, who passed away on July 30. As a renowned scholar of Islamic history, Professor Mottahedeh inspired generations of students during his more than 30 years...

The Arabic Language Program at Harvard Announces a Training Opportunity

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Teaching Arabic as a Second Language: Level One Workshop Download complete announcement in English and Arabic. Workshop Time: August 19 to August 23, 2024, Daily from 10am to 2:30pm Washington DC time (EST) Workshop Location: Via Zoom Workshop Tuition...

Medical Humanitarian Visits: Potential and Limitations in Gaza

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Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a discussion humanitarian intervention in Gaza. Panelists will discuss the historical context of humanitarian intervention in Palestine, its role within a fractured health care system, and the...

Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Gaza

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Brigham and Women's Hospital presents Alice Rothchild, MD Retuired OBGYN, author, and filmmaker focused on Palestine Please note, the talk is now being held virtually; please register below. Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e...

The Turkish Healthcare System and Syrians Under Temporary Protection

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Renk Ozdemir Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University; Assistant Professor, Hacettepe University, Turkey Thirteen years on, in the year 2024 the Syrian crisis is still unfolding...

Signs of Sound in Constantinople: Cultural memory and intertextuality in neumatic music notations

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Zehra Tulin Degirmenci Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies This talk examines neumatic music notations as a sign system and questions their cultural roles in historical context through a socio...

Has harmony ceased after Dede Efendi? The Musical legacy of Avni Konuk (d. 1938) and Kenān Rifāi (d. 1950)

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present a talk and live musical performance by Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya, Ph.D. Visiting Researcher, CMES, Harvard University; Faculty, Institute for Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University Accompanied by Istanbul...

Former Ben-Gacem Postdoctoral Fellow Houssem Eddine Chachia Wins Sheikh Zayed Book Award

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Houssem Eddine Chachia, the inaugural Hazem Ben-Gacem Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, has been awarded the the 2024 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Young Author category for his work Al Mashhad al-Moriski: Sardiyat al-Tard fi...

Writing to Survive

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents Burhan Sönmez Novelist and President of PEN International Art is generally seen as making sense and expressing the longing for the past. The past, which is the object of “nostalgia”, is here lost both in...