Past Events
Transnational Movements in the Gulf and the Making of the Dhufar Revolution, 1956-1976
Tuesday, 10/13/2015, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion regarding the making Dhufar Revolution and the transnational movements surrounding it.
American and Ottoman Civil Wars and the Question of Sovereignty in the Middle East
Thursday, 10/1/2015, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The George Washington University Department of History presents Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University.
The Islamic State: The Face of Sectarian Violence and Extremism in the Middle East
Thursday, 9/24/2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion surrounding sectarian violence and extremism in the Middle East including its draw and ways in which to respond to it.
Police Encounters: Security and Surveillance in Gaza under Egyptian Rule
Thursday, 4/23/2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Throughout the twenty years of its administration (1948–1967), Egyptian policing of Gaza concerned itself not only with crime and politics, but also with control of social and moral order.
The Taming of Democracy Assistance
Wednesday, 4/22/2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion regarding democracy and the possibility it has to confront dictators in the Middle East.
Friday, 4/17/2015, 8:45am - 3:30pm
The IMES annual conference is a multidisciplinary event that brings together top scholars and practitioners from across the US.
Dépréshen and Its Narratives: Psychiatric Futures and Generational Memory in Iran
Thursday, 4/2/2015, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion with Orkideh Behrouzan.
The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
Friday, 3/6/2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion surrounding social movements and realities in Saudi Arabia.
Yemeniettes: Screening and Discussion
Tuesday, 2/24/2015, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Yemeniettes follows a team of teenage girls from Sana’a as they strive to break barriers of traditional Yemeni society through entrepreneurship.
The World: As Seen by the Arab Gulf
Thursday, 2/12/2015, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
The media and the political universe often give attention to how the world sees the Persian Gulf; but little to how those who live there perceive the world.
Thursday, 2/12/2015, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Kevin Martin will speak about the culture of authoritarianism under Syrian military dictator Adib al-Shishakli, who dominated the country's politics from 1949 to 1954.
Tuesday, 2/3/2015, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ambassador Faily discusses current challenges facing Iraq, the importance of the Iraqi-US relationship, and what the future holds for a state beleaguered by sectarianism and the extremist sieges of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Ethnic “Homelands”: Imagining a New Middle East, 1919 – 1948
Wednesday, 1/28/2015, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Across Europe and the United States, Armenian, Assyrian, and Jewish diaspora groups proved anxious to demonstrate their belonging in the ingathering of civilized nation-states by supporting the project of a homogenous national “homeland,” however remote it might be from their actual lived experiences.
The Awakening of Muslim Democracy
Tuesday, 1/27/2015, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Jocelyne Cesari will discuss her recent release, The Awakening of Muslim Democracy: Religion, Modernity, and the State (Cambridge University Press, 2014).
Islam in a Changing Middle East
Thursday, 1/22/2015, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS for a panel discussion on the organizational challenges facing Islamist movements and how Islamists, from new youth members to senior leadership, are responding.
The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE
Monday, 12/1/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS for a discussion surrounding the development of Kuwait and the UAE and the importance of oil in it.
Answering the Call: Popular Islamic Activism in Sadat’s Egypt
Wednesday, 11/19/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS and IMES for a discussion regarding Islamic activism in Sadat's Egypt with Abdullah Al-Arian who will discuss his recent release, Answering the Call: Popular Islamic Activism in Sadat’s Egypt.
Reimagining Saudi Petro-Modernity: History and Space in a Post-Rentier State
Monday, 11/17/2014, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion regarding Saudi Arabia and its connection with oil in modern times.
Combating the ISIS Threat: A Path Forward
Thursday, 11/13/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join GW's Stephen Biddle and Marc Lynch for an in-depth discussion of the Obama administration's current strategy toward the ISIS threat, the evolving security situation on the ground in Syria and Iraq, and next steps for regional and global stakeholders.
Friday, 11/7/2014, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Through Their Eyes pairs members of the GW student-veteran community with DC, Maryland and Virginia area high school art students.