multi-day
Undergraduate Language Grant Info Session
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Research
The ULG Info Session will cover the application process and timeline, FAQs, an overview of grant expectations, and all of...
Past Events
multi-day
Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust: Lessons from the Past and Guidance for the Future - Rachel Einwhoner
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM, sponsored by Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program Presents A Montgomery Lecture With Rachel L. Einwohner, PhD Professor of Sociology and (by courtesy)...
Oct
12
2022
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practive speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
17
2022
MENA Mondays: Salafi Piety in the 20th-Century Middle East
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
Oct
19
2022
Hebrew Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
Oct
20
2022
Lecture on Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: CCHS/HEFNU annual lecture
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
CCHS in collaboration with the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern (HEFNU) Registration is required Avinoam J. PATT (University of Connecticut), author of...
Oct
25
2022
Discussion of the Novels of Naguib Mahfouz
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Sponsored by the Evanston Public Library, Professor Ragy Mikhaeel will lead a discussion of the novels of Naguib Mahfouz.
Oct
26
2022
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
26
2022
Arabic Movie Night - Carona
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us in watching Carona, a new release comedy in Arabic with English subtitles, about how a Lebanese family lived...
Oct
28
2022
Arabic Language Table
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
31
2022
MENA Mondays: Faculty Colloquium with Fahri Oz
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
Nov
2
2022
Understanding the Nationwide Demonstrations in Iran: A Northwestern Buffett Virtual Dialogue with Elham Hoominfar
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Last month, demonstrations erupted across Iran in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested and...
Nov
2
2022
Study Abroad Fair 2022
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
Nov
2
2022
Turkish Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Turkish Language Table is taking a field trip to The Block Museum for a scavenger hunt! Join the Turkish...
Nov
3
2022
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
Nov
4
2022
Global Initiatives Fair
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Global Initiatives
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to international opportunities available to McCormick students. There is something for every undergraduate at...
Nov
6
2022
The Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series: "S.Y. Agnon and Gustave Flaubert: Hebraizing a French Master"
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
The Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series "S.Y. Agnon and Gustave Flaubert: Hebraizing a French Master" Robert Alter, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew...
Nov
7
2022
MENA Mondays: New Directions in MENA Studies
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event held via Zoom. Register for the event. Speaker: Can Açiksöz, Anthropology, UCLA Salih Can...
Nov
14
2022
"What is a Mosque? On the Tribulations of Religious Heritage across the Balkans." Jeremy Walton (University of Rijeka, Croatia)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Global Religion and Politics Research Group
Jeremy F. Walton is a cultural anthropologist whose research resides at the intersection of memory studies, urban studies, the comparative...
Nov
14
2022
MENA Mondays: Graduate Student Colloquium
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
Nov
15
2022
Women, Life, Freedom: A Roundtable on Iran
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Recently in Iran, a 22 year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Jina Amini was arrested by the morality police for wearing...
Nov
16
2022
Performance: The East Loop
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Enjoy a night of live music from Chicago-based ensemble, The East Loop. The band brings together African American, Middle Eastern,...
Nov
18
2022
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
Nov
21
2022
MENA Mondays: Everyday Policing in the MENA Region
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday *virtual* event. Speakers: Rema Hammami, Birzeit University; Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College; Omar Sirri, Human...
Nov
21
2022
Mariela Shaker Concert and Lecture
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Mariela Shaker presents "My Bow Bends for Peace." Syrian American Mariela Shaker is an international award-winning violinist and motivational keynote...
Nov
28
2022
Boren Awards Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Dec
2
2022
Boren Awards Information Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
9
2023
MENA Mondays: The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch provided. This event is co-sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program. Zoom...
Jan
12
2023
Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
12
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Turkish speakers of all abilities, from beginner to fluent, are...
Jan
13
2023
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Hebrew speakers of all abilities - from beginners to fluent...
Jan
20
2023
Global Engineering Treks Information Session
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Global Initiatives
McCormick Global Initiatives offers several non-credit, short-term global field-immersion programs for undergraduate students. In these programs, students will visit global...
Jan
20
2023
You MENA I’m White? Priming Middle Eastern & North African Identity
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Darmouth College Postdoctoral Fellow Amanda d'Urso. Abstract: In 1909, a...
Jan
23
2023
MENA Mondays: NEW DIRECTIONS IN MENA STUDIES | A Landscape of War
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be served. This event will be in person, but a...
Jan
23
2023
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
Jan
24
2023
MENA Student Study Abroad Info Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join the Global Learning Office (GLO) and the MENA Student Association to learn about studying abroad as a MENA student. https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91740209897
Jan
26
2023
Infusing Care and Gender Equity Into Language Teaching
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
This session will explore the Equity/Care matrix and its gender implications for language teaching. We will discuss the praxis of...
Jan
27
2023
Undergraduate Language Grant (ULG) Deadline
All day, sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Research
ULGs provide $5,000 towards the cost of intensive summer language study either in the US or abroad. The program’s goal...
Jan
27
2023
Translation Practices Across Institutional Borders From the Scholar to the Public
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Comparative Literary Studies presents Translation Practices Across Institutional Borders: From the Scholar to the Public An all day symposium featuring Mukhtar H. Ali...
Jan
30
2023
MENA Mondays: ROUNDTABLE | Dilemmas and Strategies of Research in the Contemporary MENA Region
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event is in person, a Zoom option is available...
Jan
31
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join our Turkish Language students and friends to practice speaking Turkish in a supportive, informal, and fun setting. Speakers of...
Feb
1
2023
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Arabic speakers of all abilities, from beginner to fluent, are...
Feb
6
2023
MENA Mondays: FACULTY COLLOQUIUM | Childhood in Transformation
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be available. Attending by Zoom is available upon request. Speaker: Maayan...
Feb
7
2023
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
Feb
10
2023
Comparative Political Workshop: Avital Livny
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Session details forthcoming. Avital Livny is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, previously a...
Feb
20
2023
MENA Mondays: MENA CONVERSATION | Landscapes of Toxicity
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. This event is virtual. Register for the Zoom here: https://bit.ly/MENAFeb20 . Title: MENA CONVERSATION...
Feb
22
2023
Gilman Information Session
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Gilman International Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State and aims to broaden the participation in programs...
Feb
22
2023
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a fun and supporting environment. Arabic speaker of all levels - from beginner to fluent -...
Feb
22
2023
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
Feb
24
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and informal setting. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
Feb
27
2023
MENA Mondays: FACULTY COLLOQUIUM | Sufi Ethics, Neoliberal Aesthetics, and Gendered Religious Authority in Turkey-CANCELLED
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be served. This event will be in person, but a...
Mar
1
2023
Arabic Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and supporting setting. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
Mar
6
2023
MENA Monday: Unearthing the Substrata of Images: Specters of Oil and Counter-Archives of Extraction in Iran
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event will be held in person, a Zoom option...
Mar
7
2023
Building Bridges, Creating Connections
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages and share communal traits. In this event, students of Arabic and Hebrew will teach...
Mar
12
2023
Israel 2023: Judicial Reform or Coup D'état?
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Please join The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies for a panel discussion on Sunday, March 12, 2023...
Mar
31
2023
"Opposition Parties in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: The Turkish Case"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and MESA Global Academy scholars Dr. Nihat Çelik (San Diego State University) and...
Apr
3
2023
From Casablanca to Eilat: A Conversation with Michael Avitan
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Michael Avitan will share his story of growing up in Eilat as a young Moroccan-Jew and he will share his...
Apr
10
2023
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Lecture: Large-Scale Social Engineering in Egypt
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
As part of Northwestern University’s Fulbright Week, the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs will host a lecture from Dr....
Apr
10
2023
MENA Mondays: Multilingual Poetics: A Reading and Conversation with Zeina Hashem Beck
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Zeina Hashem Beck joins NU poets Fadia Antabli and George Abraham in conversation on the poetic process across English and...
Apr
11
2023
Hebrew Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
Apr
11
2023
Zeina Hashem Beck: Reading and Conversation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join MENA and Creative Writing for an evening with acclaimed poet Zeina Hashem Beck! Reception followed by poetry reading. Zeina Hashem Beck...
Apr
12
2023
Book Talk with Dr. Nilay Özok-Gündoğan, “The Kurdish Nobility in the Ottoman Empire”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for a book talk with author of "The Kurdish Nobility in the Ottoman...
Apr
12
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -- are...
Apr
17
2023
MENA Mondays: ROUNDTABLE | Trauma and Its Afterlives in the MENA Region
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Zoom: register at bit.ly/MENA_4_17 Orkideh Behrouzan, SOAS University of London; Nora Parr, University of Birmingham; Lara Sheehi, George Washington University; moderated...
Apr
17
2023
Anthropology Colloquium: Lara Deeb, Scripps College
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Anthropology Colloquia and Events
“What Will People Say? Love Across Difference in Lebanon” Intersectarian and interreligious marriages often provoke strong opposition from Lebanese of all...
Apr
19
2023
Unruly Ecologies in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey: "Bulldozer Capitalism: Accumulation, Ruination, and Dispossession in Northeastern Turkey" a Book Talk with Dr. Erdem Evren
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Dr. Erdem Evren for a book talk on "Bulldozer Capitalism: Accumulation, Ruination,...
Apr
21
2023
Hebrew Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
Apr
24
2023
MENA Mondays: Book Talk: Iran in Motion
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Completed in 1938, the Trans-Iranian Railway connected the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Drawing on newspapers, industry publications, travelogues,...
Apr
24
2023
Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts Day
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Explore Arabic and Quranic Manuscripts at the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, located in the Main Library Level...
Apr
27
2023
The Manfred H. Vogel Memorial Lecture in Judaic Studies
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"The Freudian Lullaby Contest: How the Yiddish Press Covered Psychoanalysis" Naomi Seidman, Chancellor Jackman Professor of the Arts in the Department...
Apr
28
2023
Foreign Language Textbooks Workshop, Round Table Discussion, and Reception
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs - Language Curricula and Gender Working Group is sponsoring a workshop which will investigate...
Apr
29
2023
Chicago Language Symposium
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Council on Language Instruction (CLI)
The 25th Annual Chicago Language Symposium will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 on Northwestern University’s lakefront campus in...
Apr
30
2023
Yasmeen Altaji, mezzo-soprano
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Bachelor of Music Student of Nancy Gustafson Ranna Shahbazi, mezzo-soprano; Ronnie Malley, oud; Daniel Szefer, piano Various composers (arr. Wajdi Abou Diab), Arabic...
May
1
2023
Book talk with Aron Aji “Bringing Turkish Literature into English: Translating Murathan Mungan’s Valor”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and MENA for this book talk moderated by Fahri Öz, in Harris Hall,...
May
1
2023
MENA Mondays: Bringing Turkish Literature in English: Translating Murathan Mungan's Valor
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Winner of the 2021 Global Humanities Translation Prize Among Murathan Mungan’s signature works, Cenk Hikâyeleri (Valor: Stories) has long been considered...
May
2
2023
CT- Violent Possessions: Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Knowledge
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Critical Theory
Violent Possessions: Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Knowledge A lecture by Banu Karaca, Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin With responses by College Fellow...
May
2
2023
Hebrew Language Program Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages, the Hebrew Language faculty will host a lunch for the Hebrew Language students.
May
3
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Turkish speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -...
May
3
2023
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
May
4
2023
Lecture by Emily Greble (CCHS lunch lecture)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
Emily GREBLE (Vanderbilt University), author of Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe (2021)—Thursday, May 4 LUNCH LECTURE Lecture: “Equality before...
May
5
2023
Book talk with Dr. Dimitar Bechev “Turkey Under Erdogan: How a Country Turned from Democracy and the West”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Dr. Dimitar Bechev, Oxford University, for a book talk on Turkey Under...
May
8
2023
MENA Mondays: New Directions in Middle East and North African Studies: States of Subsistence
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
The Spring Quarter 2023 New Directions in Middle East and North African Studies talk will be given by José Ciro...
May
8
2023
Arabic Language Movie
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages and Cultures, the Arabic Program is screening a movie and providing snacks. The...
May
9
2023
Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies: "Generational Representations of Trauma in Holocaust Graphic Narratives" with Victoria Aarons
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation
Generational Representations of Trauma in Holocaust Graphic Narratives Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies featuring Victoria Aarons (Trinity...
May
10
2023
Arabic Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and informal setting. Speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -- are...
May
10
2023
Hebrew Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and informal environment. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
May
10
2023
Unruly Ecologies in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey: "Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire and Environment in the Modern Middle East" a Book Talk with Sam Dolbee
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Sam Dolbee for a book talk on "Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire...
May
10
2023
Turkish Program Paper Marbling Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages, the Turkish Program is hosting a workshop on the Turkish tradition of paper...
May
11
2023
James Lecture in Assyrian Civilization and Culture: Yağmur Heffron
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Excavations at the site of Kültepe (ancient Kanesh) in central Turkey, conducted since 1948, have unearthed rich archaeological and written...
May
15
2023
MENA Mondays: FACULTY COLLOQUIUM , Thadeus Dowad | Ottoman Portraiture between Revolution and Empire: Kapıdağlı Paints Selim III
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This faculty colloquium will be a manuscript workshop for an upcoming article adapted from a chapter of Thadeus Dowad's dissertation,...
May
16
2023
Movie Screening: In Between
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Directed by Palestinian Israeli director Maysaloun Hamoud, the movie tells the story of three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv,...
May
22
2023
Ashlee Burnett Lecture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Buffett Institure for Global Affairs - Language Curricula and Gender Working Group is sponsoring the lunch and lecture by...
May
22
2023
MENA Mondays: Book Talk: Sentient Flesh
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In Sentient Flesh R. A. Judy takes up freedman Tom Windham’s 1937 remark “we should have our liberty 'cause ....
May
24
2023
Turkish Language Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Turkish speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -...
May
26
2023
Keyman 2023 Conference: The Afterlives of Lausanne: Society, Politics, and Belonging after Empire
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
May 26-27, 2023 Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program brings together scholars from around the world to discuss some...
Sep
5
2023
Hebrew - Prospective Student Information Session
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
Sep
5
2023
Arabic - Prospective Student Information Session
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
Sep
5
2023
Turkish - Prospective Student Information Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
Sep
6
2023
Arabic - Prospective Student Information Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
Sep
6
2023
Turkish - Prospective Student Information Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
Sep
6
2023
Hebrew - Prospective Student Information Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
Sep
7
2023
Arabic - Prospective Student Information Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
Sep
7
2023
Turkish - Prospective Student Information Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
Sep
7
2023
Hebrew - Prospective Student Information Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
Sep
29
2023
MENA Languages Student Mixer
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
All students in MENA Languages are invited to a lunch mixer. Play games, eat great food, get to know each...
Oct
2
2023
MENA MONDAYS | Virtual Roundtable | Pasts and Futures of MENA Gender Studies
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Beth Baron, City College CUNY; Maya Mikdashi, Rutgers University; Mejdulene Shomali, University of Maryland Baltimore County; moderated by Jessica Winegar,...
Oct
2
2023
Hebrew Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
11
2023
Book Talk with Dr. Mostafa Minawi: Arab-Ottoman Imperialists and the End of Empire
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, the Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical Studies and author of Losing Istanbul...
Oct
12
2023
Turkish Language Table
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and supportive setting. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
16
2023
MENA MONDAY | Torture as Power: Political Relations in "Assad's Syria"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Yassin al-Haj Saleh, intellectual & writer, with discussant Sara Kayyali, Northwestern University. In this talk, Yassin al-Haj Saleh considers how torture...
Oct
17
2023
Hebrew Language Table
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Oct
17
2023
MENA | Revolutionary Defeat & the Future of Struggle
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Syrian Writer and Former Political Prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh in Conversation with Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) and Danny Postel (New...
Oct
18
2023
Calligraphy and Manuscripts in "Bilad Shinqit" (Mauritania): From the origins to the late 20th century
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa for a talk by Mohameden Ahmedou. Lunch will be served...
Oct
18
2023
Book Talk with Dr. Elise Massicard: Street-Level Governing
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, author of Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey, Dr. Elise Massicard,...
Oct
19
2023
An Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: A Hands-On Workshop
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Come try your hand at Arabic calligraphy in this special workshop led by master calligrapher Mohameden Ahmedou. To see an example...
Oct
23
2023
MENA MONDAYS | NEW DIRECTIONS | Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Sa'ed Atshan of Swarthmore College with discuss his book Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique. Lunch will be served at...
Oct
25
2023
Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement: A Book Discussion with Cole Bunzel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Join ISITA for a talk by Cole M. Bunzel about his recent book, Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic...
Oct
25
2023
Arabic and Hebrew Language and Music: Resonances Across Traditions
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus will use their songs as a language teaching tool for students of Arabic and Hebrew, and...
Oct
25
2023
Music and Social Change: Approaches from Jerusalem to Chicago
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Uniting Voices Chicago will engage students in a discussion of modalities of musical change-making, specifically...
Oct
25
2023
Afghanistan: What's Next for Women and Girls
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Nearly two years ago, the world watched in shock as the Taliban quickly and unexpectedly retook control of Afghanistan. The...
Oct
25
2023
Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Uniting Voices Chicago in Concert
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for a free public concert experience about the far-reaching impact of music and sound and its power to...
Oct
26
2023
Study Abroad Fair 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
Oct
30
2023
Anthropology Colloquium: Amahl Bishara, Tufts University
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Anthropology Colloquia and Events
Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence & Roadblocks to Palestinian Political Expression Palestinian activists who are citizens of Israel and those living...
Nov
1
2023
Arabic Language Table
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
Nov
3
2023
Hebrew Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Nov
7
2023
How Turkish TV Is Taking Over The World
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Thanks to international sales and global viewership, Turkey is second only to the US in worldwide TV distribution – finding...
Nov
8
2023
Israel, Palestine, and Turkey in the post Oct 7th Reality: A historical look toward the Future
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Please join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, the Chabraja Center for Historical Studies, and author of Jews and Palestinians...
Nov
13
2023
MENA MONDAYS | Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Book talk by Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College. Kyle Craig, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, will be discussant. Lunch will be served...
Nov
13
2023
Difficult Conversations on Israel and Palestine
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA Studies & Jewish and Israeli Studies for this conversation *What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict all about? Why has...
Nov
14
2023
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
Nov
20
2023
MENA MONDAY | Digital Pyropoesis: The Flame and the Dish in Islamic State's Universe
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In this faculty colloquium, Marwan Kraidy, Dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar, will share recent research. As dean and...
Nov
27
2023
Boren Awards Information Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Dec
1
2023
Boren Awards Information Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
5
2024
Boren Awards Information Meeting
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
9
2024
Boren Awards Information Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
Jan
16
2024
Study Abroad in Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, or Turkey
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join us virtually to learn more about study abroad programs in Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, and Turkey. Hear firsthand experiences from...
Jan
31
2024
Film Presentation: Let it be Morning (In Arabic and Hebrew with English Subtitles)
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Let It Be Morning (2021) is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who...
Feb
4
2024
"Sayed Kashua on Humor, Hope and Hopelessness"
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series "Sayed Kashua on Humor, Hope and Hopelessness" A talk by the acclaimed Israeli-Palestinian author and screenwriter...
Feb
6
2024
Gilman Information Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Gilman International Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State and aims to broaden the participation in programs...
Feb
21
2024
A reading with Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Gazan Poet Yayha Ashour will read from his work.
Feb
21
2024
A reading with Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City in 1998, is a touring poet and award-winning author. He has published a children's...
Feb
21
2024
A reading with Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City in 1998, is a touring poet and award-winning author. He has published a children's...
Mar
4
2024
International Women’s Day Poster Exhibition: Portraits of Remarkable Women from Different Languages and Cultures
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Join the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences' Council on Language Instruction (CLI) and the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs'...
Mar
6
2024
COLLECTIVE FEELINGS ACROSS LANGUAGES IN TRANSITION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Internationally renowned music producer, DJ and queer activist Ipek Ipekcioglu will present a performative reading from Esther Dischereit's "Blumen für...
Mar
9
2024
LIVE SET PERFORMANCE / DANCE PARTY - DJ İpek İpekçioğlu
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Dance to the tunes of internationally renowned music producer, DJ, and queer activist İpek İpekçioğlu in a live-set performance! Ipek...
Apr
4
2024
Late Ottoman Palestine | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
Apr
9
2024
Zionisms: Variations on a Theme | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
Apr
15
2024
World War I & European Intervention: Origins of the Palestine Mandate | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
Apr
24
2024
I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and Slavery in Omar ibn Said's America - Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
A talk by Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst about their recent book, I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and...
Apr
25
2024
Foundations of Palestinian Nationalism | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
May
6
2024
The 1948 War | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Please note the location for this lecture in the series has changed. It will now take place in the Lake...
May
7
2024
SCIENCE AND STORYTELLING
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of German
A talk/presentation by Dr. JESSICA WADE (Imperial College London) Talk - Discussion - Q/A - Reception Diverse science teams do better research...
May
21
2024
Post-1948 Transformations I: The Nakba & Palestinian Identity | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
May
29
2024
Post-1948 Transformations II: Arab-Jews before & after Israeli Statehood | Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Please note that the location for this lecture in the series has changed. This event will take place in the...
Sep
26
2024
"The Creation of Sound and the Sound of Creation", with Victoria Hanna
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"The Creation of Sound and the Sound of Creation", with Victoria Hanna Victoria Hanna is a celebrated, multi-disciplinary vocalist, performer, and...
Oct
14
2024
MENA Monday | My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine | Sami Hermez and Sireen Sawalha
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Sami Hermez, Northwestern University in Qatar, and his co-author, Sireen Sawalha. They will give a...
Nov
8
2024
Presentation and Lunch with Peaceworks
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us on Friday, November 8th, from 12:30 to 2 PM at the Hagstrum Room in University Hall for...
Nov
18
2024
MENA Monday | The Afrabians: The Rise of the Arab Gulf in the Horn of Africa | Alden Young
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Alden Young, Yale. He will give a lecture "The Afrabians: The Rise of the Arab...
Nov
18
2024
EPL & MENA Present | Sudan's Delayed Transition: How Did We Get Here?
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In 2019 the Sudanese people peacefully overthrew the military dictatorship that had ruled them for more than 30 years. This...
Jan
22
2025
Info Session: Study abroad in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, or Turkey
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join us virtually to learn more about study abroad programs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, and Turkey, and meet program...
Feb
6
2025
What a Trump Administration Means for US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, and the Department of Political Science in welcoming Nancy Okail of...
Feb
12
2025
“The Lion and the Nightingale: The Turkish Government Against Turkey’s Artistic Communities” with Kaya Genç
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025. PLEASE CHECK OUR...
Feb
12
2025
“The Lion and the Nightingale” Reception with Kaya Genç
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025. PLEASE CHECK OUR...
Feb
17
2025
Post-Assad Syria: Prospects and Challenges for State and Society After Authoritarianism
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Samer Aboud of Villanova University and Nour Halabi of University of Aberdeen for a virtual...
Feb
19
2025
Turkish Shadow Theater and Puppet-Making Workshop
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Karagoz Theatre Company will be presenting a Turkish Shadow play. Learn about this 700-year-old art form and make your own...
Feb
21
2025
Arabic Language Table
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic food will be served. *Food will be served to those who...
Feb
22
2025
EPL & MENA | The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This event takes place at the Evanston Public Library. Evanston Public Library and Northwestern University’s Middle East and North African Studies...
Feb
24
2025
Remembering to Forget: Histories and Legacies of Enslavement in Iran | Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Princeton
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
MENA welcomes Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Princeton. She will lecture on her book The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran. Lunch will...
Mar
18
2025
The Emergence of the Devotional Self in Late Biblical Narrative
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
Presentation by Professor Robert Kawashima, Department of Religion and the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Florida Lunch will be provided
Apr
7
2025
A Conversation With Yoni Avitan, IGY's co-CEO
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us on Monday evening, April 7th, at 6 PM in Kresge 1515 for a conversation with Yoni Avitan,...
Apr
9
2025
"Ottoman Jewry: Leadership, Charity, and Literacy – A Conversation with Author Yaron Ayalon and Orit Bashkin"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"Ottoman Jewry: Leadership, Charity, and Literacy – A Conversation with Author Yaron Ayalon and Orit Bashkin" Yaron Ayalon, Associate Professor of...
Apr
11
2025
Nowruz: Persian and Central Asian New Year Celebration
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures
NU students, please join us for Nowruz: Persian and Central Asian New Year Celebration! There will be: -Live dance and music performances...
Apr
14
2025
Arabic Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
Apr
16
2025
"An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join KMTS, MENA, SHC and speaker Dr. Chris Gratien, University of Virginia, for a talk titled "An Environmental History of...
Apr
18
2025
Turkish Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
This language table will be a scavenger hunt. Students will meet at Whole Foods at 2pm. Turkish learners of all...
Apr
22
2025
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend.
Apr
28
2025
MENA Monday: The Portrait of an Alla Franca Shaykh: Sufism, Modernity, and Class in Turkey - Feyza Burak-Adli
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Feyza Burak-Adli is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. She will give a presentation on...
Apr
28
2025
Arabic Education in Ilorin (Nigeria) and its Contemporary Contexts - Abdul Rasheed Na'Allah
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Arabic Education in Ilorin (Nigeria) and its Contemporary Contexts A Talk by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, Visiting Scholar, Program of African Studies Co-sponsored by...
May
2
2025
Language Table: Arabic
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
May
6
2025
Annual Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies: "Unlikely Allies: Jewish Middle Aged Photographers and the Trans Camera"
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation
Unlikely Allies: Jewish Middle Aged Photographers and the Trans Camera Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies featuring Jennifer...
May
9
2025
Turkish Language Table
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
May
12
2025
Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization with Jonathan Gribetz, Princeton University
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Annual Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization: "Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO Effort to Know the Enemy" Jonathan...
May
14
2025
Language Table: Arabic
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
May
14
2025
“The Lion and the Nightingale: The Turkish Government Against Turkey’s Artistic Communities”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join KMTS, MENA, The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Kaya Genç for “The Lion and the Nightingale: The Turkish...
May
19
2025
Ibrahim Miari Workshop
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
On Monday, May 19th, from 5 to 6:30 pm Ibrahim Miari will lead a theater workshop at the Wallis Theater....
May
19
2025
Manfred H. Vogel Lecture in Judaic Studies with Ethan Katz, UC-Berkeley
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Annual Manfred H. Vogel Lecture in Judaic Studies: "Unsettling Histories: Colonialism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism", with Ethan Katz Ethan Katz, Associate Professor of...
May
20
2025
Ibrahim Miari's "In Between"
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
A ONE-MAN SHOW ON PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI IDENTITY a semi-autobiographical one-man show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. During an...
May
22
2025
Learning Sciences Book Talk: Revolutionary Engineers: Learning, Politics, and Activism at Aryamehr University of Technology
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by School of Education and Social Policy
Please join us on Thursday, May 22 at 12:30 pm CST for a book talk on Revolutionary Engineers: Learning, Politics,...
May
28
2025
MENA Languages Program Ice Cream Social
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us in the Kresge courtyard on Wednesday, May 28th from 4:30-5:30 pm for a sweet treat to celebrate...
May
29
2025
Special Guest Lecture: Karen Underhill
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures
Karen Underhill, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies at UIC visits NU to discuss her...
May
29
2025
"Is Reality Overrated?" An Evening with Acclaimed, Prize-Winning Author Etgar Keret"
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"Is Reality Overrated?" An Evening with Acclaimed, Prize-Winning Author Etgar Keret" Born in Ramat Gan in 1967, Etgar Keret is a...
May
30
2025
Turkish Language Table
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
Jun
3
2025
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend.