Past Events
Thursday, 10/10/2013, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The panel will discuss the Arab Uprisings and Moroccan protest movement.
Sayyid Qutb: The Life and Legacy of a Radical Islamic Intellectual
Tuesday, 10/8/2013, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
James Toth will discuss his recent release Sayyid Qutb: The Life and Legacy of a Radical Islamic Intellectual.
The Encounter: Americans, Iraqis, and a Decade of War
Thursday, 10/3/2013, 9:00am - 11:00am
American discussions of the Iraq war often focus on questions of military strategy and regional foreign policy.
Thursday, 9/26/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
This panel discussion brings together experts on Syria to discuss regime capabilities, disaggregated resistance movements, regional implications, U.S. involvement, and the uncertain future of the crisis.
The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East
Thursday, 9/19/2013, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Shibley Telhami, Nathan J. Brown, and Marc Lynch will discuss new trends in Arab public opinion, and Telhami will discuss his recent release: The World Through Arab Eyes.
Prospects for Gender Equality in Iran under President Rouhani
Monday, 9/16/2013, 9:00am - 11:00am
This event will explore key obstacles to advancing gender equality in Iran, specific policies that President Rouhani has taken to date, and participants will suggest policies that his administration may and/or should take in advancing gender equality in Iran.
The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011
Wednesday, 9/11/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
A great opportunity for analysis and critique has arisen from decades of attempts and setbacks in the Middle East Peace Process.
Central and Eastern Europe Efforts to Democratize MENA
Thursday, 6/13/2013, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
In the first decade of the 21st century, the young democracies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) became known for displays of moral fiber in combating authoritarianism around the globe.
Tuesday, 4/30/2013, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Howard and Hussain will discuss their new book Democracy's Fourth Wave: Digital Media and the Arab Spring.
Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality
Wednesday, 4/24/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join AIC and Project Nur, with support from the John Templeton Foundation, for the third event in a groundbreaking series exploring the intersections and divergences of faith and reason in "Science and Islam."
Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari’a Law
Wednesday, 4/17/2013, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Some fourteen hundred years after the Prophet Muhammad first articulated God's law--the shari'a--its earthly interpreters are still arguing about what it means.
The Eastern Mediterranean and the Making of Global Radicalism, 1860-1914
Tuesday, 4/16/2013, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Eastern Mediterranean and the Making of Global Radicalism establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria between 1860 and 1914.
Thursday, 4/11/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dr. Stacey Philbrick Yadav will be discussing her upcoming book Islamists and the State.
Energy Developments in the Persian Gulf
Wednesday, 4/10/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
As Iraq reemerges as a major oil producer after years of domestic turmoil, Iran continues to develop its petroleum sector despite economic sanctions.
IMES 6th Annual Conference: Political Economy and the Foundations of Regional Change
Wednesday, 4/10/2013, 8:30am - 3:30pm
This interdisciplinary conference will bring together a diverse group of Middle East scholars from across the U.S. to discuss empirical and theoretical issues related to the contemporary Middle East political economy.
The Kurdish Perspective: Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Beyond
Monday, 4/8/2013, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Ten years after Iraq's liberation not all is well in the country, although the Kurdistan Region has indeed been liberated from Saddam's rule and it is thriving more than ever.
Muslim Nationalists and the New Turks
Wednesday, 4/3/2013, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Dr. White will be discussing her most recent book Muslim Nationalists and the New Turks.
Iraq in Wartime: Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance
Monday, 4/1/2013, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Iraq in Wartime: Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance traces the political, social, and cultural processes of the normalization of war during the last two decades of Ba'thist rule.
After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies
Wednesday, 3/20/2013, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Dr. Davidson will be discussing his most recent book After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies.
Piety and Pleasure: Youth Negotiations of Moral Authority in South Beirut
Tuesday, 3/19/2013, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
In this lecture, Dr. Deeb will discuss the ways in which young Shi'i Muslims who take their faith seriously negotiate ideas and practices related to leisure in South Beirut — specifically activities related to cafe-going and to dating.