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Derek Penslar

Derek Penslar

William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History

Derek Penslar was educated at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at Indiana University between 1987 and 1998,...

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2024 Mar 28

The Making of the Modern Muslim State. Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Making of the Modern Muslim State coverThe WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar presents

Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University

Malika Zeghal discusses her new book, The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024)... Read more about The Making of the Modern Muslim State. Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

2023 Apr 19

Daily Lives of Istanbulite Sufis in the Early 20th Century: Reflections on Ahmed Avni Konuk and Kenan Rifai

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents

Eylül Yalçınkaya
Faculty member, Üsküdar University 

This talk will be followed by a short musical presentation by Dr. Yalçınkaya and others.... Read more about Daily Lives of Istanbulite Sufis in the Early 20th Century: Reflections on Ahmed Avni Konuk and Kenan Rifai

2023 Apr 04

Racial Transitions: Islam, Transitional Justice, and Morocco’s (Re)Africanization

1:30pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

On Zoom; registration info below

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present

Brahim El Guabli
Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies and Comparative Literature at Williams College

This talk will take place online; please register in advance on Zoom: https://bit.ly/3ZNWCdV... Read more about Racial Transitions: Islam, Transitional Justice, and Morocco’s (Re)Africanization

2023 Mar 27

Crusade, Captivity, and Wonder: Johannes Schiltberger's Traveler Tales

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Barker Center 110, Thompson Rm, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

CMES and the Committee on Medieval Studies present the Annual Joint Lecture in Medieval Middle Eastern Studies featuring

Paul M. Cobb
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania... Read more about Crusade, Captivity, and Wonder: Johannes Schiltberger's Traveler Tales

Sultan Alamer

The Arab and Muslim Evolution of "Deviance" in Homosexuality

June 24, 2022

In the Middle East, today’s understanding of gay relationships as abnormal or unnatural relies on concepts invented less than a century ago. In an essay in New Lines magazine, CMES Visiting Fellow Sultan Alamer, a political science doctoral student at George Washington University explores this complicated history. Read the full story on the New Lines website.

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