Past Events
Public Opinion in the Arab World
Friday, 10/31/2014, 10:00am - 12:00pm
The Arab uprisings were a vivid demonstration of the importance of public opinion in the Middle East.
Iranian Policy toward the Iraqi and Syrian Crises
Thursday, 10/23/2014, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Iran has become heavily involved in both conflicts since it has much at stake in both Iraq and Syria.
Wednesday, 10/22/2014, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Middle East Policy Forum will show the documentary “No End in Sight,” which provides a critical and comprehensive look at the Bush Administration’s approach at the time of the U.S. intervention and its aftermath.
Thursday, 10/16/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS for a discussion regarding reporting on Yemen.
Official Stories: Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria
Wednesday, 10/15/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Laurie Brand will discuss her most recent book Official Stories: Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria (2014).
The New Arabs: How the Millenial Generation is Changing the Middle East
Wednesday, 10/8/2014, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The renowned blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole illuminates the role of today’s Arab youth—who they are, what they want, and how they will affect world politics.
Friday, 10/3/2014, 9:00am - 2:15pm
This half-day conference celebrates the release of the edited volume The Arab Uprisings Explained: New Contentious Politics in the Middle East (Columbia University Press, 2014).
Thursday, 9/11/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join POMEPS for a reflection on social trends, domestic and international political dynamics, and other developments during Rouhani's first year in office.
Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt
Friday, 9/5/2014, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion with Tarek Masoud regarding Islam within governance in Egypt.
‘Terrace of the Sea’: The Mediations of Memory in a Palestinian Beach Camp in South Lebanon
Tuesday, 4/29/2014, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Terrace of the Sea was shot in 2008-9 in an unofficial Palestinian Bedouin gathering in south Lebanon.
Political Aid and Arab Activism: Democracy Promotion, Justice, and Representation
Tuesday, 4/15/2014, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join IMES for a discussion regarding Arab activism and political movements.
Thursday, 4/10/2014, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Join IMES for the annual conference.
The Kidron Valley/Wadi Nar Master Plan: Seeking Environmental Dignity through Collective Action
Wednesday, 4/9/2014, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Kidron Valley, which stretches from East Jerusalem through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, has been ravaged by years of unchecked development and neglect, creating an environmental disaster affecting residents on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide with major environmental, health and economic consequences.
Sayed Kashua: Seriously Satirical
Tuesday, 4/8/2014, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join us for a discussion with Kashua, who will screen a recent episode of his popular series Arab Labor (Avoda Aravit), now in its third season. Following the screening Kashua will discuss his life and work in an audience Q&A.
Delimiting Sinai and Constructing Aswan: Naturalizing Egypt’s Frontiers
Monday, 4/7/2014, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Perhaps more than other nation state, Egypt has been defined, since antiquity, from its geographical center—the strip of cultivatable land along the Nile River.
Baghdad Central: Occupation Noir
Thursday, 4/3/2014, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Please join us to hear fiction author and Georgetown Professor of Arabic Literature Elliott Colla discuss his latest book, Baghdad Central, with GW History Professor Dina Khouri.
The Second Arab Awakening & the Battle for Pluralism
Wednesday, 4/2/2014, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Marwan Muasher discusses his new book, The Second Arab Awakening & the Battle for Pluralism, which focuses on political change in the Arab world, beginning with the first “Awakening” in the nineteenth century and extending into future decades when—if the dream is realized—a new Arab world defined by pluralism and tolerance will emerge.
Tuesday, 3/25/2014, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
ANERA Education Program Manager Sulieman Mleahat talks about the challenges to early childhood development for Palestinian children and strategies for improvement in the areas of teacher training, curriculum development, school infrastructure, literacy, parenting, and health & nutrition.
A Window into Women of the Arab Spring: Progress or Reversals?
Monday, 3/24/2014, 9:00am - 12:00pm
As part of Women's History Month, GW's Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication and the Institute for Middle East Studies will host a panel discussion to examine the complex question of how women have fared since the promising beginning of the Arab Spring three years ago.
Thursday, 3/20/2014, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Professor Amar's research, publishing and teaching focus on the areas of state institutions, security regimes, social movements, and democratic transitions in the Middle East and Latin America, and trace the origins and intersections of new patterns of police militarization, security governance, race/sexuality politics, humanitarian intervention, and state restructuring in the megacities of the global south.