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...
Past Events
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Roberta 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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Roberta 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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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 Program at the Roberta Buffett Institute
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.
Oct
1
2025
Arabic Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
Oct
2
2025
Turkish Language Table
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
Oct
24
2025
Arabic Language Table
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
Nov
5
2025
MENA Languages Program Fall Mixer
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Come and share the MENA language you already know or are learning with the other students in the program. There will...
Nov
7
2025
Hebrew Language Table
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served.
Nov
12
2025
Arabic Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
Jan
16
2026
Arabic Language Table
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
Jan
27
2026
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Hebrew snacks will be served.
Jan
28
2026
Arabic Language Table
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
Jan
30
2026
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.
Feb
2
2026
Hebrew Language Table
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Snacks will be served.
Feb
11
2026
Introduction to Darija (Vernacular Arabic) in North Africa: Language, Identity and Everyday Life
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
This workshop, led by Dr. Ibrahim Abdelali, introduces Darija. Darija is the vernacular Arabic of the Maghreb, and explores how...