Past Events
Wednesday, 9/21/2016, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Drawing on his past experiences as the Ambassador to Russia and his diplomatic career in the Middle East, Ambassador Pickering discusses Russia's political interests in the turbulent conflicts of the Middle East.
Imperfect Strangers: Americans, Arabs, and U.S.-Middle East Relations in the 1970s
Wednesday, 9/14/2016, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
In Imperfect Strangers, Dr. Salim Yaqub argues that the 1970s were a pivotal decade in U.S.-Arab relations--a time when Americans and Arabs became an inescapable presence in each other's lives and perceptions, and when each society came to feel profoundly vulnerable to the political, economic, cultural, and even physical encroachments of the other.
Wednesday, 9/7/2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
POMEPS Director Marc Lynch will discuss his new release, The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East.
Re-Engaging Gaza: Looking Beyond Politics Toward the Future
Tuesday, 5/17/2016, 9:00am - 5:00pm
This interdisciplinary conference will bring together a diverse group of scholars, journalists, and practitioners to discuss the complex contemporary issues facing the Gaza Strip.
Surviving Images: Cinema, War, and Cultural Memory in the Middle East
Friday, 4/29/2016, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Surviving Images explores the prominent role of cinema in the development of cultural memory around war and conflict in colonial and postcolonial contexts.
Tuesday, 4/26/2016, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
With a bloody, US-backed Saudi military intervention in Yemen rarely making headlines, observers may well find the intersectional politics of the Arabian Peninsula difficult to follow.
Kuwait Transformed: A History of Oil and Urban Life
Monday, 4/4/2016, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
In Kuwait Transformed, Farah Al-Nakib connects the city's past and present, from its settlement in 1716 to the twenty-first century, through the bridge of oil discovery.
Wednesday, 3/30/2016, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
But the system of occupation is not just propagated by the Israeli government; it also depends on the involvement of a multitude of businesses that operate in the settlements.
Monday, 3/28/2016, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Firas will join us via Skype to discuss his experience as a Syrian refugee and the ongoing struggle to gain asylum in the United States.
Thursday, 3/24/2016, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
“Cairo Drive” is a documentary that explores the life of one of the world’s most populated cities—from its streets.
Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil Urbanism and Road Revolt
Thursday, 3/24/2016, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
The book retraces the politicization of Riyadh youth and shows that car drifting is embedded in the country’s social violence and economic inequality.
Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine
Thursday, 3/10/2016, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Men of Capital examines British-ruled Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s through a focus on economy.
Women in the Middle East Political Sphere After the Uprisings
Thursday, 3/10/2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS for this panel that examines how these dramatic shifts have created both new openings and challenges for women in the region.
Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics
Wednesday, 3/9/2016, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Dr. Joseph Sassoon will join MEPF to discuss his recent release, Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics.
Film Screening: Where Do We Go Now
Friday, 3/4/2016, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, “Where Do We Go Now?” follows the antics of the town’s women to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious war.
Sana Saeed: The Middle East, Islam, and #Journalisting in the Age of New Media
Thursday, 3/3/2016, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
AJ+ producer Sana Saeed will explore these issues and more through the lens of her unorthodox career towards and within New Journalism.
A Mongrel-American Social Science: International Relations
Thursday, 2/18/2016, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Robert Vitalis pairs the contributions of white and black scholars to reconstitute forgotten historical dialogues and show the critical role played by race in the formation of international relations.
The Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture
Tuesday, 2/16/2016, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ambassador Gnehm will examine the significant issues that underlay the Middle East's current state of disorder and turmoil, especially in Iraq and Syria.
Women in Egypt’s Islamic Awakening
Monday, 2/8/2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Ellen McLarney will join POMEPS to discuss her recent release, Soft Force: Women in Egypt’s Islamic Awakening (Princeton University Press 2015).
Monday, 2/1/2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Sean L. Yom will join POMEPS to discuss his recent release, From Resilience to Revolution: How Foreign Interventions Destabilize the Middle East (Columbia University Press 2015).