Past Events
Asia In The Middle East featuring Satoshi Ikeuchi & Jon Alterman, Moderated by Karen Young
Wednesday, 1/23/2019, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The event will discuss developments in the Middle East pertaining to Asian interests and involvement in the region.
Film Screening: “Aisha” and Q&A with Filmmaker Asma Bseiso
Thursday, 1/17/2019, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Her film "I am Gaza" which was shot during the 2008 war was the Opening Film at Amal Film Festival (Spain) and the Arab Film Festival (Algiers) in 2010. This film received 4 production awards.
Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo with Seth Anziska
Thursday, 12/13/2018, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Combining astute political analysis, extensive original research, and interviews with diplomats, military veterans, and communal leaders, Preventing Palestine offers a bold new interpretation of a highly charged struggle for self-determination.
Thursday, 11/29/2018, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
This book aims to establish a better understanding of cross-cultural exchange from the Mughal perspective by emphasizing the agency of local artists active in the workshops of Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.
Finding Home: In Conversation with Hannah Allam, Osama Alomar, Susan Darraj, and Laila Halaby
Tuesday, 11/27/2018, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Join notable Buzzfeed reporter Hannah Allam as she sits down with Osama Alomar (The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories), Susan Darraj (A Curious Land: Stories from Home; The Inheritance of Exile) and others to discuss what “Finding Home” looks like for an Arab American, especially in today’s political climate.
Thursday, 11/8/2018, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Arab Spring revolts of 2011 spread from Cairo, and now Americans understandably look with cynical exasperation at the disastrous Egyptian experiment with democracy.
Book Launch: Leaks, Hacks and Scandals: Arab Culture in the Digital Age with Tarek El-Ariss
Thursday, 11/8/2018, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
In recent years, Arab activists have confronted authoritarian regimes both on the street and online, leaking videos and exposing atrocities, and demanding political rights.
Book Launch: Life Lived In Relief with Ilana Feldman
Thursday, 11/1/2018, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
By exploring the complex world constituted through humanitarianism, and how that world is experienced by the many people who inhabit it, Feldman asks pressing questions about what it means for a temporary status to become chronic.
Reform in the Arab World: A Conversation with Marwan Muasher
Wednesday, 10/24/2018, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join us for a conversation about the prospects for Arab reform.
POMEPS: A book talk with Ann Wainscott on Bureaucratizing Islam: Morocco and the War on Terror
Monday, 4/30/2018, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
This innovative and insightful book examines how states in the Middle East and North Africa have responded to the War on Terror by investigating Morocco’s unique approach to counter-terrorism: the bureaucratization of religion.
Iran in Transition? The Anatomy of Change
Tuesday, 4/24/2018, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Almost four decades after the Islamic Revolution in Iran fundamental challenges are confronting the religious establishment in the country.
France and the United States: The Middle East, Migration, and Trade
Tuesday, 4/24/2018, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Join us for this panel discussion on how the two countries can manage their differences on critical international issues involving security, migration and trade.
The Ethics of Imagery: Heritage Practices in the Sultanate of Oman
Tuesday, 4/17/2018, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Since its inception as a nation state from 1970, Oman’s expanding heritage industry and market for crafts and site fashions a distinctly national geography and a territorial imaginary.
Iran Professional Development Workshop
Saturday, 4/14/2018, 9:00am - 3:00pm
GW's Institute for Middle East Studies and World Affairs Council-Washington, DC Professional Development Workshop on Iran.
IMES Annual Conference: Nakba, Past and Present
Friday, 4/13/2018, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Our conference takes the occasion of the anniversary to reflect on the continuing effects of this experience.
Film Screening and Discussion with Amahl Bishara: Take My Pictures For Me
Thursday, 4/12/2018, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bishara captures Palestinian frustrations over restricted movement while telling a personal story of memory and identity.
Tuesday, 4/10/2018, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Following Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem and the decision to cut assistance to UNRWA, the Palestinians now reject a leading U.S. role in the search for peace.
Global Perspectives on Children and Youth Literature: A Workshop for Teachers
Monday, 4/9/2018, 9:30am - 3:00pm
This professional development workshop on literature for children and youth will be the fourth annual gathering of its kind.