multi-day
Turkish Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and fun setting. Speakers of all proficiency levels are welcome!
Past Events
multi-day
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels are welcome to join us practicing speaking Hebrew in a fun and informal environment.
multi-day
Liberating History: Leila and the Wolves (1984)
All day, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Online screening of LEILA AND THE WOLVES followed by a pre-recorded discussion between filmmaker Heiny Srour and Dr. Rebecca C....
Oct
9
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: TURKISH
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Turkish informally? Please join us.
Oct
15
2019
Arabic Language Table
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Do you speak Arabic? Do you want to learn Arabic? Do Arabic language and culture fascinate you? Great!! Bring a...
Oct
23
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: TURKISH
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Turkish informally? Please join us.
Oct
24
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: HEBREW
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Hebrew informally? Please join us.
Oct
28
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: ARABIC
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Arabic informally? Please join us.
Oct
30
2019
MOVIE NIGHT: CAPERNAUM
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The MENA Languages Program invites everyone to watch the screening, and pizza and soft drinks will be served. Winner of the...
Nov
7
2019
Study Abroad Fair
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Buffett Global Learning Office
Come to the 2019 Study Abroad Fair to learn more about all undergraduate study abroad opportunities at Northwestern! Speak directly...
Nov
7
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: HEBREW
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Hebrew informally? Please join us.
Nov
13
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: TURKISH
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Turkish informally? Please join us.
Nov
13
2019
Language Table: Arabic
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Arabic informally? Please join us.
Nov
13
2019
STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
This information session is for students who would like to learn more about studying abroad in the MENA region. Come...
Nov
18
2019
Defeated Revolutionaries, Lasting Legacies: The Afterlife of Revolution in Dhufar, Oman (Alice Wilson)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Post-conflict authoritarian states often rely on patronage and repression as strategies to quell dissent and to win hearts and minds....
Nov
18
2019
International Fellowships for Graduate Students
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
International Education Week Event! Come hear Stephen Hill and Jason Kelly Roberts from the NU Office of Fellowships discuss fellowships...
Nov
19
2019
International Fellowships for Undergraduate Students
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
International Education Week Event! Come hear Stephen Hill and Jason Kelly Roberts from the NU Office of Fellowships discuss fellowships...
Nov
20
2019
Tips and Tricks for Solo Travel
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Northwestern Buffett Global Learning Office
Whether you’ve never left the country or you’ve gone abroad with family or school, learn tips for navigating international travel...
Nov
20
2019
Movie Night: Turn Left at the End of the World
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
All are welcome to the screening of the 2004 Israeli award-winning film, Turn Left at the End of the World,...
Nov
21
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: HEBREW
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Hebrew informally? Please join us.
Nov
25
2019
Fog in Seven Movements: Connecting Anti-Atlas Communities to Fog-Harvested Water (Jamila Bargach)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This presentation will take as its initial moment the situation of some 15 villages living with no water-access, as it...
Nov
27
2019
LANGUAGE TABLE: TURKISH
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in practicing Turkish informally? Please join us.
Dec
2
2019
Distinguished Lecturer in Multilingualism and Language Learning: Erika Hoff, Florida Atlantic University
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Lessons from the Study of Early Bilingual Development for Parents, Practitioners, and Language Scientists This lecture will present findings from two...
Dec
4
2019
Undergraduate Language Grant Info Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Check out this session if you would like to study abroad during the summer. Undergraduate Language Grants provide up to...
Jan
6
2020
Opening up a Few Corpses: Islam, Dissection and Modernity (Khaled Fahmy)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In this lecture, historian Khaled Fahmy will describe the process by which modern medicine was introduced in early 19th-century Egypt....
Jan
17
2020
Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan - Gil Stein (Oriental Institute)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
The Global Antiquities Research Workshop presents Professor Gil Stein (Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago) in a talk about...
Jan
17
2020
Hebrew Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels are invited to practice speaking in an informal and fun enviromnent.
Jan
23
2020
Israeli Movie Series: The Cakemaker
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for pizza, film screening, and discussion of the award-winning film, The Cakemaker. Sponsored by the MENA Languages Program...
Jan
30
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and fun setting. Speakers of all proficiency levels are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Feb
3
2020
New Directions Lecture: Islands of Heritage: Conservation and Transformation in Soqotra (Yemen) (Nathalie Peutz)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for the Winter 2020 lecture in our quarterly New Directions in Middle East and North African Studies...
Feb
4
2020
Israeli Movie Series: The Cakemaker
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for pizza, discussion, and screening of the award-winning film, The Cakemaker. Sponsored by the MENA Languages Program and...
Feb
12
2020
"The Square" Film Screening
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for pizza, discussion, and screening of The Square, which is a 2013 documentary film by Jahane Noujaim. It...
Feb
18
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a fun and informal setting. Speakers of all abilities are welcome.
Feb
22
2020
Arabic Language - Cultural Event
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language students will travel to ICNA Relief Food Pantry for a morning of community engagement and service. Interested students...
Feb
24
2020
Israeli Movie Series: Campfire
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for pizza, discussion, and screening of the award-winning film, Campfire. Sponsored by the MENA Languages Program and the...
Feb
26
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a fun and informal setting. Speakers of all abilities are welcome.
Mar
2
2020
The Criminalization of Kindness: The Legality and Politics of Migrant Rescue across the Sahara and the Mediterranean
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Across the globe in migrant receiving states there has been an increase in state criminalization of civil assistance for refugees...
Apr
21
2020
Turkish Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and fun setting.
Apr
23
2020
Arabic Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and fun setting.
Apr
30
2020
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun setting.
May
4
2020
Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria (Lisa Wedeen)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join the Middle East and North African Studies Program for this discussion with Lisa Wedeen on her new book,...
May
5
2020
Turkish Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and fun setting.
May
8
2020
Hebrew Language Table
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun setting.
May
19
2020
Turkish Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and fun setting.
May
19
2020
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun setting.
May
21
2020
Arabic Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting. Arabic speakers of all proficiency levels are welcome. Contact Instructor Fatima Khan for...
Jun
1
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting. Speakers of all proficiency levels are welcome. Contact Instructor Ragy Mikhaeel for the...
Jun
1
2020
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun setting.
Jun
2
2020
Turkish Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and fun setting.
Jun
4
2020
MENA Languages Year-End Celebration
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The MENA Languages Faculty will host a virtual Year-End Celebration for all MENA Languages students. Contact mena-languages@northwestern.edu for Zoom Log-in...
Sep
1
2020
MENA Languages Academic Directions Fair
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in learning Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish? Attend the MENA Languages Academic Directions Fair on September 1 from noon...
Sep
2
2020
MENA Languages Academic Directions Fair
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Interested in learning Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish? Attend the MENA Languages Academic Directions Fair on either September 1 from...
Oct
2
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language speakers of all levels are invited to practice speaking Arabic in a casual and supportive group. The theme...
Oct
12
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Arabic in a casual and supportive setting. The theme...
Oct
15
2020
Liberating History: The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011)
All day, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Online screening of THREE DISAPPEARANCES followed by a pre-recorded discussion between filmmaker Rania Stephan and Dr. Hannah Feldman THE THREE DISAPPEARANCES...
Oct
21
2020
Second Year Arabic Hosts Guest Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join for a discussion from Dr. Al Hassan Diab on the topic of Syria: A Different Story. Contact Professor Raddawi...
Oct
21
2020
Second Year Arabic Hosts Guest Speaker
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join for a lecture from Dr. Al Hassan Diab on the topic of Syria: A Different Story. Contact Professor Mikhaeel...
Oct
22
2020
Liberating History: Fatma 75 (1975)
All day, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Online screening of FATMA 75 followed by a live discussion with a scholar of Maghrebi women's cinema Florence Martin FATMA 75 (Selma...
Oct
26
2020
Archival Studies in Arab Women's Essay Film (Róisín Tapponi of the Habibi Collective)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In this talk, the London-based curator, writer and editor Róisín Tapponi will explore the role of the archive in Arab...
Oct
26
2020
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Arabic in a casual and supportive setting. The theme...
Oct
28
2020
Persian Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Persian language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Persian in an informal setting. Contact Instructor Pour Mohammad...
Oct
28
2020
Turkish Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish language speakers of all abilities are welcome to practice speaking Turkish in an informal and comfortable setting. Contact Professor...
Oct
29
2020
Liberating History - Present Futures: Sci-Fi and Social Ecology (Habibi Collective Shorts I)
All day, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
PRESENT FUTURES: SCI-FI AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY is a program of short films from Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt and their diaspora, guest...
Oct
29
2020
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and relaxed environment. Contact Professor...
Oct
30
2020
Liberating History - Inherited Memory: Blood Runs Thicker Than Water (Habibi Collective Shorts II)
All day, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
INHERITED MEMORY: BLOOD RUNS THICKER THAN WATER is a program of short films from Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, and their diaspora,...
Nov
8
2020
A Talk with Sami Shalom Chetrit
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for a converation in English with the Israeli poet and professor Sami Shalom Chetrit. The topic is "I...
Nov
9
2020
MENA Monday: Arabic Poetry
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
MENA Languages and MENA Studies will host a discussion of Arabic Poetry.
Nov
11
2020
Persian Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Persian speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Persian in an informal setting. Contact Instructor Pour Mohammad for...
Nov
11
2020
Turkish Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Turkish in an informal and relaxed setting. Contact Professor...
Nov
14
2020
kaçak: forms of informality and commodity in modern turkey -- a virtual symposium of ethnography
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Saturday Nov 14 10 am Chicago / 7 pm Istanbul Please register for this event: https://bit.ly/2GA5qAO Electricity and petroleum stolen from state laid...
Nov
16
2020
Arabic Language (and Cooking) Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting. Led by Professor Raddawi,...
Nov
24
2020
Arabic Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Arabic in a casual and supportive setting. The theme...
Nov
30
2020
Race and Blackness in Middle East Studies: A MENA Conversation
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required: bit.ly/race-middle-east-studies Participants Mandana Limbert is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Queens...
Jan
14
2021
Working Memory: The Present Day Uses of the Jewish Past
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
In the Jewish tradition (as in any tradition), collective memory is not merely a sterile recall of past events --it...
Jan
19
2021
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun environment. Contact Professor...
Jan
21
2021
Working Memory: The Present Day Uses of the Jewish Past
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Nostalgia: On the Longing for an Imagined Past (Second in a two-part discussion series on "Working Memory: The Present...
Jan
27
2021
Israeli Elections 2021: Decision at Last?
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Israel Innovation Project
The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition lasted only eight months and Israel is now facing its fourth election in two years. Is there...
Jan
28
2021
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun environment. Contact Professor...
Jan
29
2021
MENA Languages Program Guest Speaker: English Words of Arabic Origin
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Dr. Sahar Farouq Altikriti will provide a guest lecture on the interesting topic of English Words of Arabic Origin. The...
Feb
1
2021
Octavia Butler’s KINDRED in Translation: Examining Oppression via Genre-Writing — Mona Kareem in Conversation with Justin Mann
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join the Middle East and North African Studies Program for this conversation with poet and translator Mona Kareem, moderated...
Feb
2
2021
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish Language speakers of all levels are welcome to practice speaking Turkish with others in an informal and fun environment.
Feb
2
2021
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish Language speakers of all levels are invited to presentation by Guest Speaker Kenan Sharpe on the topic of Latest...
Feb
3
2021
Persian Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Persian Language speakers of all levels are invited to practice speaking in an informal and fun environment. Contact the instructor...
Feb
4
2021
Arabic Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic Language speakers of all levels are invited to practice speaking Arabic in an informal and fun environment. Contact Professor...
Feb
8
2021
Aravrit: Language as a Space of Inclusion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for a conversation about the potential encapsulated in a language to create powerful emotional space and visibility. We...
Feb
15
2021
Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia—A New Directions Lecture by Rosie Bsheer
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for the Winter Quarter lecture in our New Directions in Middle East and North African Studies series,...
Feb
16
2021
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish Language speakers of all levels are welcome to practice speaking Turkish with others in an informal and fun environment....
Feb
17
2021
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun environment. Contact Professor...
Feb
22
2021
Racializations: MENA and US Perspectives (A MENA Conversation)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required: bit.ly/mena-racializations Please join the Middle East and North African Studies...
Feb
24
2021
Africanization: The Bridge to Edward Blyden's Final Intellectual Transformation (Harry Nii Koney Odamtten)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Africanization: The Bridge to Edward Blyden's Final Intellectual Transformation Join ISITA for a talk by Harry Nii Koney Odamtten (history, Santa...
Mar
2
2021
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish Language speakers of all levels are welcome to practice speaking Turkish with others in an informal and fun environment....
Mar
3
2021
Persian Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Persial Language speakers of all levels are invited to practice speaking in an unformal and fun environment. Contact the instructor...
Mar
4
2021
Jewish and Israeli Cuisine and Culture: A Conversation with Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
The Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series Jewish and Israeli Cuisine and Culture: A Conversation with Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook Michael...
Mar
5
2021
Cancelled - Global Lunchbox: Stranger Fictions: A History of the Novel in Arabic Translation (Rebecca Johnson)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Please join us for the Global Lunchbox series, a weekly conversational forum hosted by the Weinberg College Center for International...
Mar
5
2021
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew Language speakers of all abilities are invited to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and fun environment. Contact Professor...
Mar
8
2021
IAAS - Plastics and the Plastisphere
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM, sponsored by NCWR
March 8th at 7:00 am CT/ 15:00 ISR Time The Israeli association for aquatic sciences (IAAS) is inviting you to our...
Mar
8
2021
Dialogue with Kamran Heidari, Director of the Documentary Film Dingomaro: Iran’s Black South
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Registration is required for this event: bit.ly/dingomaro Please join the MENA Graduate Student Group for this dialogue with the Iranian filmmaker Kamran...
Mar
12
2021
Visiting Speaker Dr. Baki Tezcan - The emasculated guardians of power: Black eunuchs and the interplay between gender and race at the Ottoman imperial court
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
As part of the interdisciplinary series, ‘Reflections on Whiteness, Blackness, and Race in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of...
Mar
31
2021
Visiting Speaker Dr. Ezgi Güner: Scramble for African Hearts: Muslim Whiteness, Islamic Civility, and Interracial Intimacy in AKP’s Turkey
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
As part of the interdisciplinary series, ‘Reflections on Whiteness, Blackness, and Race in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of...
Apr
2
2021
Political Violence and Self-Defense in Turkey: History and Ethnography (Melissa Bilal and Haydar Darıcı)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Registration is required for this event: http://bit.ly/political-violence-turkey This event brings together two scholars working on two self-defense struggles of the peoples of...
Apr
6
2021
Hebrew Language Table
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table.
Apr
9
2021
Breaching the National Boundaries: Jews and Arabs in the Mandate Palestine Leisure Scene
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Faculty and graduate student colloquium featuring Dr. Maayan Hilel, Postdoctoral Fellow in Israel Studies. Dr. Hilel will be speaking about...
Apr
15
2021
Glimpses of Iranians in Wander-land: Threshold Literature and the Satire of Survival
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join the Colloquium for Global Iran Studies for an event in which the critically acclaimed novelist and writer Bahiyyih...
Apr
15
2021
Arabic Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
Apr
16
2021
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
Apr
18
2021
"In-Between": Arab-Jews in Palestine/Eretz Israel at the Turn of the 20th Century
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
ARAB-JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE - PAST AND PRESENT "In-Between": Arab-Jews in Palestine/Eretz Israel at the Turn of the 20th Century Guest...
Apr
19
2021
Interview: Marc David Baer on his book Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks interviewed by Lerna Ekmekçioğlu
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
with Marc David Baer, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science interviewed by Lerna...
Apr
19
2021
Turkish Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Students and faculty are invited to a very special Turkish Language Table. In collaboration with Cornell University's Turkish Program, we will...
Apr
21
2021
Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups (Alexander Thurston)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups Join ISITA for talk by Alexander Thurston (political science,...
Apr
26
2021
Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj at the End of Empire (Lâle Can)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Register for this event: http://bit.ly/spiritual-subjects Please join us for the Spring Quarter lecture in our New Directions in Middle East and North...
Apr
28
2021
Persian Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Persian in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
Apr
29
2021
2021 Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
“Es iz schwer tzu sein a Yid” It is hard to be a Jew Kenneth Seeskin, Northwestern University Why is it hard to...
Apr
30
2021
Hebrew Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
Apr
30
2021
Turkish Table Special Event: Regional Cuisines of Turkey
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Turkish Language Program presents a discussion of the Regional Cuisines of Turkey with travel and food writer Robyn Eckhardt,...
May
2
2021
Arab-Jewish Culture in Israel Today: Producers, Consumers, and Gatekeepers
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
ARAB-JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND LANGUAGE - PAST AND PRESENT Arab-Jewish Culture in Israel Today: Producers, Consumers, and Gatekeepers Guest Speakers: “Arab-Jewish Language,...
May
3
2021
Solidarity and Struggle: Connecting Student Movements
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join the MENA Undergrad Group on Monday May 3 at 12:00 p.m. Chicago time / 8:00 p.m. Beirut time...
May
7
2021
GLOBAL LUNCHBOX | Book Launch for Rebecca C. Johnson's Stranger Fictions: A History of the Novel in Arabic Translation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by WCCIAS
Registration is required for this event: http://bit.ly/stranger-fictions Please join the Weinberg College Center for International & Area Studies and the Middle East...
May
7
2021
Visiting Speaker Ezgi Çakmak: The Roots of the Silence: Encounters with Blackness in the Early Turkish Republic
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
As part of the interdisciplinary series, ‘Reflections on Whiteness, Blackness, and Race in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of...
May
12
2021
Visiting Speaker Dr. Aslı Bâli: Decentralization as Self-Determination?: Reframing the question of minority rights in Turkey
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
This talk explores how the Kurdish political movement has re-imagined the terms of self-determination to facilitate the realization of minority...
May
13
2021
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
May
14
2021
Performance and Conversation with Poetry Slam Artist Yonatan Blumenfeld
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Register for this performance and conversation with Yonatan Blumenfeld, one of the leading Poetry Slam Artists in Israel. We will watch...
May
17
2021
MENA Languages Monday—Turkish Edition | Street Animals & their Place in Turkish Culture: A Conversation about the Film STRAY
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for this conversation on the place of street animals in Turkish history and culture, with special emphasis...
May
18
2021
Why 'smart' sanctions are just as inhumane as comprehensive ones: Some Lessons from Iran
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Emrah Yıldız is Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Middle East & North...
May
19
2021
Mosques, Culture Clubs, and Embodied Ritual Debates: Re-making Islam in a New African Diaspora (Michelle Johnson)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Mosques, Culture Clubs, and Embodied Ritual Debates: Re-making Islam in a New African Diaspora Join ISITA for a talk by Michelle...
May
20
2021
The Colloquium for Global Iran Studies Presents: A Panel on Iranian Diaspora Studies
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Register for this event: http://bit.ly/iranian-diaspora-studies The Colloquium for Global Iran Studies Presents: A Panel on Iranian Diaspora Studies Panelists: Persis Karim, Neda Nobari Chair...
May
23
2021
Performance and Conversation with Tair Haim, Acclaimed Sololist of the band A-WA
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
ARAB-JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND LANGUAGE - PAST AND PRESENT Performance and Conversation with Tair Haim, Acclaimed Soloist of the band A-WA Tair...
May
26
2021
Persian Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Persian in an informal setting. Speakers of all levels are welcome to participate in the Zoom Language Table....
May
27
2021
Arabic Language Program Guest Speaker Miriam Alammuri on the topic of "My Journey in Life and Poetry"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Advanced Arabic Language Class invites you to join for the presentation by Miriam Alammuri, who is an American Palestinian...
May
30
2021
Arab-Jewish Intersecting Identities: Gender, Protest and Politics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
ARAB-JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND LANGUAGE: PAST AND PRESENT Arab-Jewish Intersecting Identities: Gender, Protest and Politics Guest Speakers: “The History of the Mizrahi Protest:...
Jun
1
2021
Arabic Language Program Guest Speaker Maha Rantisi
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join the Advanced Arabic Language class for a presentation by Maha Rantisi on the topic of women-enabling programs at the...
Jun
4
2021
2021 Keyman Conference: Queer Conditions | Kuir Haller I
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
2021 Conference: Queer Conditions/Kuir Haller: Social and Political Change in an Age of Authoritarianism Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies...
Jun
11
2021
2021 Keyman Conference: Queer Conditions | Kuir Haller II
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
2021 Conference: Queer Conditions/Kuir Haller: Social and Political Change in an Age of Authoritarianism Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies...
Jun
13
2021
Performance and Conversation with Ziv Yehezkel, Renowned Israeli Singer and Composer
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
ARAB-JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE -PAST AND PRESENT Performance and Conversation with Ziv Yehezkel, Renowned Israeli Singer and Composer Ziv Yehezkel is...
Jun
18
2021
2021 Keyman Conference: Queer Conditions | Kuir Haller III & Roundtable
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
2021 Conference: Queer Conditions/Kuir Haller: Social and Political Change in an Age of Authoritarianism Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies...