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Todd Mostak (AM '12) wins 2011–12 AM thesis prize

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CMES has awarded the 2011–12 prize for the best Master's thesis in Middle Eastern Studies to Todd Mostak for his thesis, "Social Media as Passive Polling: Using Twitter and Online Forums to Map Islamism in Egypt." The CMES Master’s thesis prize is awarded...

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Congratulations, 2011-12 CMES Grads!

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Three CMES doctoral students graduated this year: Alireza Doostdar (Anthropology & Middle Eastern Studies), Huseyin Sukru Ilicak (History & Middle Eastern Studies) and Mana Kia (History & Middle Eastern Studies). Ten students graduated from the Master's...

CMES AM student Geoffrey Allen chosen as GSAS commencement marshal

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CMES is happy to congratulate AM student Geoffrey Allen on being selected to serve as a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) 2013 commencement marshal. Chosen by a committee of the Graduate Student Council, commencement marshals are members of the...

Turkey, The Gulen Movement and the AKP: After the Coup Attempt

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The Seminar on Turkey in the Modern World presents Ahmet Şık Investigative journalist, writer, and winner of UNESCO's Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ahmet Şık is a Turkish investigative journalist and author of several books. His book The Imam’s...

Judaism's Embrace of Islam: An Historical Inquiry into the Role of Islam in Modern Jewish Thought

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is pleased to present the 2013 Hilda B. Silverman Memorial Lecturer Susannah Heschel Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College Read Susannah Heschel's lecture Susannah Heschel...

2013 Hilda B. Silverman Lecturer Susannah Heschel

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Professor Heschel's lecture will ultimately be available in published form. Meanwhile, this recently-published article of hers has significant overlap with her oral presentation: "German Jewish Scholarship on Islam as a Tool for De-Orientalizing Judaism,"...

Commencement Reception

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CMES is pleased to welcome our graduating students, their families, alumni, and faculty to a reception from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Commencement Day. Contact: Liz Flanagan

Celebrating International Education Week

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International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Contact: Anna Mudd Sponsor(s): Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; The Outreach Center, Center for Middle Eastern...

Ottoman Perceptions of Europe in the Seventeenth Century: Hezārfenn Hüseyin Efendi’s History of Rūm

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Sohbet-i Osmani is pleased to present Burcu Gürgan PhD candidate, Harvard HMES This event is open to the public; no registration required. Contact: Aslıhan Gürbüzel

Turkish and Empire: The Ottoman Quest for Glory in Language

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Sohbet-i Osmani is pleased to present Huseyin Yilmaz Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of South Florida PhD, Harvard University, 2005 This event is open to the public; no registration required. Contact: Himmet Taskomur

Ethnography and Photography in Morocco's High Atlas

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The Moroccan Studies Forum is pleased to present David Crawford Fairfield University This event is open to the public; no registration is required. Contact: Liz Flanagan Sponsor(s): The Moroccan Studies Program