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What seminars and workshops does CMES offer?

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CMES’s seminar series and topical workshops bring regional experts and diverse perspectives to the Harvard community and beyond. CMES hosts long-standing public lecture series including the Middle East Seminar (co-sponsored with the Weatherhead Center for...

War, Ambitions, and Actualities in the Energy Theater of the Middle East and Beyond

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The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar is pleased to present Paul F. Saba, Esq. International Energy Lawyer Paul F. Saba is a lawyer in Massachusetts with an independent private practice. He devotes his practice primarily to dispute resolution. He has served...

The Political Economy of Energy and the Potential for Conflict in the Middle East: From Iran to Gaza and Beyond

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The CMES/WCFIA Middle East Seminar presents Paul F. Saba, Esq. International Energy Attorney Please note: this talk will take place in CGIS South, Room S050, 1730 Cambridge St Paul F. Saba is a lawyer in Massachusetts with an independent private practice...

About CMES

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Established in 1954, Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies supports research and teaching on a broad range of topics related to the region. At the core of the Center’s mandate is the pursuit of firsthand knowledge about the Middle East...

Video: After Dark: Nocturnal Landscapes and Public Spaces in the Arabian Peninsula

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Watch video of panel presentations at the April 7-8 symposium After Dark: Nocturnal Landscapes and Public Spaces in the Arabian Peninsula, co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. And read more about...

City and Countryside as Understood in Medieval Arabic-Persian Dictionaries

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The Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies presents Roy P. Mottahedeh Gurney Research Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University Co-sponsor: Center for Middle Eastern Studies Contact: Liz Flanagan

Nadia Murad: The Making of an Activist

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Nadia Murad came to Harvard as a survivor of genocide under ISIS, an advocate for victims of sexual violence, and the first Iraqi citizen to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Her talk at the Memorial Church, as part of the Weatherhead Center’s Samuel L. and...

Hope and Loss Made Vivid

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Arab-American artist Helen Zughaib reflects on Middle East unrest in new exhibition sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Read the story in the Harvard Gazette.

CMES Breakfast

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Please drop by Room 102 for coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Contact: Liz Flanagan

CMES Breakfast

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Please drop by Room 102 for coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Contact: Liz Flanagan

Ambassadors of a Lost Homeland: The Diplomacy of Survival in the Andalusian–Morisco Experience (13th–17th Centuries)

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The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program presents Houssem Eddine Chachia Shawwaf Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University RSVP here Co-sponsor: Center for Middle Eastern Studies Contact: Liz...

Defending Human Rights in Palestine: A Conversation with Raji Sourani & Shawan Jabarin

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The Middle East Forum presents Raji Sourani and Shawan Jabarin in conversation Moderated by: Dr. Sara Roy, Senior Research Scholar, CMES Lunch will be served. Co-sponsors: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, The HLS Human Rights Program, The Middle...