Outreach

2013 Oct 15

Book Launch & Author Talk: Carrie R. Wickham, "The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement"

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

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

Author Carrie R. WickhamThe Center for Middle Eastern Studies Outreach Program is pleased to present an author talk by

Carrie R. Wickham
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University... Read more about Book Launch & Author Talk: Carrie R. Wickham, "The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement"

2013 Aug 05

Teaching Water: Global Perspectives on a Resource in Crisis

Mon - Thu, Aug 5 to Aug 8, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA. Harvard Campus

This multi-regional 4-day workshop, intended for junior and senior high school educators, will examine a variety of the most critical issues facing international waterways and the communities who rely on these bodies of water.... Read more about Teaching Water: Global Perspectives on a Resource in Crisis

2013 Jun 05

Global Literature Online Book Group: Session Seven with the Committee on African Studies

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Online

 

cover of Purple HibiscusOnline book discussion for educators and the general public on Purple Hibiscus (2003) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with the Committee on African Studies at Harvard.   

From the outside, fifteen-year-old Kambili has the perfect life. She lives in a beautiful house, has a caring family, and attends an exclusive missionary school. She's completely shielded from the troubles of the world.... Read more about Global Literature Online Book Group: Session Seven with the Committee on African Studies
2013 Mar 27

Celebrating Nowruz

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA. Harvard Campus

Haft-Seen table with flower and foodJoin the Outreach Center, the Outreach Program at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, and the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program at Harvard in celebrating the Persian New Year, Nowruz.

The event will feature...

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2013 Jan 22

Islamic Art: Technology, Visual Culture, and Power (Part II) A Two-Part Webinar for K–12 Teachers

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Adobe Classroom

Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shāhnāma by Firdawsi, 1520–40, Tabriz, IranIn conjunction with In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, this two-part webinar series for teachers presents a live online discussion with scholars, artists, and educators exploring visual culture and art technologies in Persian history and contemporary Iran. Both sessions will model close looking and object-based learning in the classroom.... Read more about Islamic Art: Technology, Visual Culture, and Power (Part II) A Two-Part Webinar for K–12 Teachers

2013 Jan 15

Islamic Art and Iran: Technology, Visual Culture, and Power (Part I)

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Online

ShahnahmaIn conjunction with In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, this two-part webinar series for teachers presents a live online discussion with scholars, artists, and educators exploring visual culture and art technologies in Persian history and contemporary Iran. Both sessions will model close looking and object-based learning in the classroom.... Read more about Islamic Art and Iran: Technology, Visual Culture, and Power (Part I)

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