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Farrin Abbas Zadeh in the Harvard Gazette

December 5, 2013

Work by Farrin Abbas Zadeh, a fellow in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC), is on display through December 18, 2013 in the CGIS Knafel Concourse Gallery in an exhibit co-sponsored by NELC and CMES. The Harvard Gazette interviewed Abbas Zadeh about her work:

An adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, Abbas Zadeh credits nature as her primary artistic inspiration. “I grew up on a farm, so nature is in my blood,” she said. [...]

Her artwork echoes traditional Persian design,...

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Video: Drawing the Tunisian Revolution

November 14, 2013

Tunisian political cartoonist _Z_ made his first public appearance at Harvard in November 2013. This video is a synopsis of his talk, which told the story of his transition from architect to political cartoonist and dissident leading up to and during the 2010/11 Tunisian revolution.

Moroccan Studies Program hosts filmmaker Nabil Ayouch

September 27, 2013

In March 2013, acclaimed Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch visited Harvard to screen and discuss two of his films, the documentary film My Land (2011) and his most recent film, shown at Cannes in 2012, Horses of God (2012). Ayouch’s visit was organized by the CMES Moroccan Studies Program and co-sponsored by Dartmouth College. The screenings and discussions were attended by approximately eighty people, including Harvard students and faculty, as well as members of the Moroccan community from the Boston area.

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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)

2012 Sep 19

A BILINGUAL MEVLID: Süleyman Çelebi’s masterpiece in Greek and Turkish

6:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street

Recognized as a classic of Turkish literature, Vesilet’ün Necat, or more commonly known as Mevlid-i Şerif is a long poem commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammed written in Turkish in 1409 by Süleyman Çelebi (1351-1422) in Bursa. It is often chanted on special occasions such as the birth of a child or as a commemoration of the dead. Musically, mevlid is a solo form, improvised and unaccompanied, usually performed in conjunction with Koranic chant and informal group singing of devotional songs (ilahi).... Read more about A BILINGUAL MEVLID: Süleyman Çelebi’s masterpiece in Greek and Turkish

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