Past Events
The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism: Race, Nature, and Accumulation
Wednesday, 2/19/2025, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Drawing from my recently published book, The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism, this talk presents two frameworks for understanding both the structure of colonial capitalism and the struggle to achieve liberation from it.
Rebuilding Democracy in the Arab World
Tuesday, 2/18/2025, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Middle East Policy Forum Presents: Rebuilding Democracy in the Arab World, featuring Dr. Youssef Chahed, former Prime Minister of Tunisia, and Ambassador (ret.) Gordon Gray.
Unsettled Labors: Migrant Caregivers in Palestine/Israel
Thursday, 2/13/2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Institute for Middle East Studies for a compelling discussion with Rachel H. Brown, author of Unsettled Laborers: Migrant Caregivers in Palestine/Israel, in discussion with Elisabeth Anker.
Teaching Arabo-Islamic Primary Texts in the High School & College Classrooms
Thursday, 2/6/2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join us for a virtual workshop with Dr. Hina Azam, as we consider how to incorporate advice literature and primary text reading in the Arabic classroom.
Tuesday, 1/28/2025, 2:30pm - 3:45pm
The Middle East Policy Forum Presents: The Future of Syria, a discussion featuring Qutaiba Idlbi (Atlantic Council), Charles Lister (Middle East Institute), Caroline Rose (New Lines Institute- invited), moderated by Sina Azodi (GWU).
Thursday, 1/23/2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join The Institute for Middle East Studies for this timely discussion based on Narges Bajoghil recent book How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare.
Toxic Supply Chains of War in Iraq
Wednesday, 12/11/2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
This event is intended for K-14 teachers and is supported by funding from the Department of Education - Title VI
How Do We Understand Authoritarianism?
Thursday, 12/5/2024, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a discussion of how to understand authoritarianism in the world today? Systems that we call "authoritarianism" vary greatly--most have parliaments, judicial systems, and other structures we encounter in democratic systems. How do we understand how they differ from democracies--and how they differ from each other? How should those who seek to promote democracy approach such institutions?
Arabic Curriculum Development Workshop: Using Popular Arabic Music in the Language Classroom
Saturday, 11/23/2024, 10:00am - 2:30pm
The Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES) invites Arabic educators in the Washington D.C. metro area to submit an application to participate in an upcoming curriculum development workshop on November 21st. The curriculum content will be based on the DC Arabic Teachers Councils (ATC) workshop, Using Popular Arabic Music in the Language Classroom.
Thursday, 11/21/2024, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Please join us for the 2024 Elliott School Research Celebration Keynote Lecture: Anthropology, History, and the Question of Palestine.
(Re)Mobilizing the Masses: Youth, Civil Society, and Social Change in the 21st Century
Wednesday, 11/20/2024, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Join the Institute for Middle East Studies and the Humanitarian Action Initiative for a discussion of Dr. Catherine Herrold’s forthcoming book (Re)Mobilizing the Masses: Youth, Civil Society, and Social Change in the 21st Century, featuring author Dr. Catherine Herrold in conversation with Dr. Michael Barnett.
Using Popular Arabic Music in the Language Classroom
Tuesday, 11/19/2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
In this workshop, DC-based music journalist Danny Hajjar will provide guidance on how to mobilize popular Arabic music for your language classroom, including through the use of compelling clips and music videos.
The Art of Tarab: Music in the MENA
Thursday, 11/14/2024, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for an informative workshop on music in the MENA region!
The Next Administration's Middle East Policy
Tuesday, 11/12/2024, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
The Middle East Policy Forum presents “The Next Administration’s Middle East Policy” on Tuesday, November 12 at the Elliott School of International Affairs, room 602, from 1:30-3 p.m. Join this timely discussion with experts Andrew Miller (Center for American Progress) and Farah Pandith (Council on Foreign Relations) as they explore the potential direction of U.S. policy under the next administration.
Amulet Tales: Race, Magic, and Medicine in Egypt
Thursday, 11/7/2024, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Amulet Tales: Race, Magic, and Medicine in Egypt uses amuletic objects as archives to reveal how Upper Egyptian and Black African women healers—and the amulets they wielded—shaped the global development of anthropological expertise and the robust spiritual economy of healing in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Egypt.
Wednesday, 11/6/2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
This talk investigates the construction of renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures in oil-rich Abu Dhabi as the era of abundant oil supplies slowly comes to an end.
Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at its Margins
Friday, 11/1/2024, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Smuggling is typically thought of as furtive and hidden, taking place under the radar and beyond the reach of the state. But in many cases, governments tacitly permit illicit cross-border commerce or even devise informal arrangements to regulate it.
Wednesday, 10/30/2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
This webinar explores the lived realities of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan, with a particular focus on their senses of belonging to different places.
The Stories We Told Ourselves: Community Narratives about “The War on Terror”
Tuesday, 10/29/2024, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Join IMES for an oral history workshop, which will demonstrate how to gather, articulate and share our own experiences of the War on Terror and its aftermath.