#  Book Launch & Author Talk: Lara Deeb and Mona Harb, "Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shi’ite South Beirut" 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 10, 2014** 

 12:00PM - 02:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CMES, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies Outreach Program is pleased to present an author talk by**Lara Deeb**  
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Scripps College

and

**Mona Harb**  
Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Politics, American University of Beirut

Moderated by **Susan Kahn**, Associate Director and Director of the AM Program, CMES; Lecturer on Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Harvard University

**About the event:**

- A limited number of free copies of *Leisurely Islam* will be available on a first come, first served basis to Harvard students attending this talk (please have your Harvard ID available).
- This is a brown bag (bring-your-own) lunch event. Cookies and beverages provided.

**About** ***Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shi’ite South Beirut:***  
South Beirut has recently become a vibrant leisure destination with a plethora of cafés and restaurants that cater to the young, fashionable, and pious. What effects have these establishments had on the moral norms, spatial practices, and urban experiences of this Lebanese community? From the diverse voices of young Shi'i Muslims searching for places to hang out, to the Hezbollah officials who want this media-savvy generation to be more politically involved, to the religious leaders worried that Lebanese youth are losing their moral compasses, *Leisurely Islam* provides a sophisticated and original look at leisure in the Lebanese capital.

**Contact:** [Sarah Meyrick](mailto:smeyrick@fas.harvard.edu)

*As a Title VI National Resource Center, CMES is partially funding this program with U.S. Department of Education grant funds. The content of this program does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education.*



 

 



 

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