#  Violence and Silence: Writing Syria 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **January 28, 2027** 

 12:30PM - 02:30PM EST 

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 [38 Kirkland St  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
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**The CMES Middle East Forum** presents

**Gregory Orfalea**  
Novelist, Essayist, Poet, PEN USA Book Award Finalist

**Contact:** [Liz Flanagan](mailto:eaf073@fas.harvard.edu)



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Middle East Forum ](/eventseries/me-forum)
- [ History ](/research-field/history)
- [ Literature ](/research-field/literature)
- [ Levant ](/research-region/levant)
- [ 2026-27 ](/academic-year/2026-27)
 
 

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