Calendar
Results For 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Patriot of Persia
A book reading by Christopher de Bellaigue, Journalist
2:00 PM 
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Commemoration of the Iranian Media Legend Iraj Gorgin
A book launch
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The National Park: Biodiversity Conservation in Wartime Iraq
A lecture by Bridget Guarasci, Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, UCLA
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Palestine & the UN
A panel discussion about the significance of the "non-member state observer status" recently granted to Palestine by the UN General Assembly. Panelists include Asli Bali, UCLA Law; Steven Spiegel, UCLA Center for Middle East Development; and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala, who will also moderate the discussion. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, and the Center for Middle East Development.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography - Route 181 (2003)
Screening of the first half of the film
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, January 27, 2013
From Ancient Persia to Contemporary LA: 2,700 Years of Iranian Jewish History
A conference organized in conjunction with the exhibition Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews, this day-long conference brings together distinguished scholars to examine topics including religions and cultures in ancient Persia, religious minorities under Shiite Islamic rule, and contemporary issues of identity and culture, including women in Iran and the Jewish-Persian diaspora.
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Discussion on a 4-Volume Book on the Holocaust
A panel discussion with Dr. Ardeshir Babaknia, Dr. Jaleh Pirnazar, and Reza Goharzad, Journalist
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Screening of "The Ayatollah’s Seal" and lecture on "Safety of Journalists"
A lecture by Mohammad Manzarpour BBC Persian Bureau Editor. Washington DC, following the screening of the documentary "The Ayatollah's Seal"
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Arab Uprisings: Between Change and Continuity
A Panel Discussion and Book Event
4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography - Route 181 (2003)
Part 2 of two-part documentary film screening followed by discussion with filmmaker Eyal Sivan and Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Said Sarmad the Jewish Saint
Religions of the Silk Road Lecture by Nahid Pirnazar, UCLA Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Mapping Red Sea Frontiers: Space and Mobility between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean
Presentation by Professor Jonathan Miran, Western Washington University.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Molla Nasreddin: Embrace Your Antithesis
A lecture by Payam Sharifi, Paris-based essayist, artist, and strategist
2:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 08, 2013
Moralism, Fundamentalism, and the Rhetoric of Decline in Eurasia, 1600–1900
Session 2: Urban Discontent in the Long Eighteenth Century across Eurasia. A core conference at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library organized by Clark Professors Andrea S. Goldman and Gabriel Piterberg, (UCLA)
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Moralism, Fundamentalism, and the Rhetoric of Decline in Eurasia, 1600–1900
Session 2: Urban Discontent in the Long Eighteenth Century across Eurasia. A core conference at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library organized by Clark Professors Andrea S. Goldman and Gabriel Piterberg, (UCLA)
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, February 10, 2013
A Book Talk by Kambiz Navai on “Khesht o Khial: An Interpretation of Iranian Islamic Architecture”
A book talk by Kambiz Navai, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Unreturned
A film screening and discussion with Asli Bali, UCLA Law School. Part of the International Human Rights Film Series.
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 15, 2013
2013 Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sex and Sectarianism: Recognition and the Disarticulation of Madhhab/Sect and Sex/Gender in Lebanon
A lecture by Maya Mikdashi, New York University
12:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
ANDRÉ AZOULAY, SENIOR ADVISOR TO H. E. KING MOHAMMED VI OF MOROCCO
GROWTH & STABILITY IN AFRICA. Mr. Azoulay will discuss Morocco’s role in Africa and importance of continent wide cooperation. He will address the importance of peace and stability as prerequisites to economic growth and share his predictions and expectations for Africa.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Mongols from the Margins: New Perspectives on Central Asians in World History
A one-day conference sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia and the Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, February 22, 2013
Inhumanities: UCLA Comparative Literature Graduate Student Conference
And plenary speakers include: Samera Esmeir (UC Berkeley), David T. Goldberg (UC Irvine), Marc Nichanian (Independent Scholar), Leela Gandhi (University of Chicago)
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Evening of Moroccan Gnawa Music
An evening of music with the godfather of Gnawa music, Hassan Hakmoun, one of the most notable figures in contemporary Moroccan music.
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Inhumanities: UCLA Comparative Literature Graduate Student Conference
Plenary speakers include: Samera Esmeir (UC Berkeley), David T. Goldberg (UC Irvine), Marc Nichanian (Independent Scholar), Leela Gandhi (University of Chicago)
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist
Film screening followed by Q&A with Bahman Maghsoudlou, Director/Writer/Producer
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Pinkwashing: Gay Rights and Queer Indigeneities
A lecture by Professor Nada Elia, Gender and Global Studies Department, Antioch University, Seattle
1:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Labor Migration from Bulgaria to Turkey, Ethnic Kinship, and the Politics of Relative Privilege
A CPSC lecture by Ayse Parla, Anthropology, Sabanci University, Turkey.
12:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Role of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean World: An Archaeological View
Presentation by Krish Seetah, Stanford University.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, March 01, 2013
Western Ottoman Workshop
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Saturday, March 02, 2013
Western Ottoman Workshop
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Survival in the Diaspora
2nd annual Judeo-Spanish Conference
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Nationalist Internationalism, or a pre-history of non-Alignment
A lecture by Noor-Aiman I. Khan, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in Middle East and Islamic Civilizations, Colgate University
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Survival in the Diaspora
2nd annual Judeo-Spanish Conference
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The Persistence of the Past: How Violence and Genocide in Ottoman Turkey Affect Our World Today
A lecture by Ronald Grigor Suny. Sponsored by the Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair for Modern Armenian History at UCLA
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, March 08, 2013
The Buddhas of Mes Aynak
Documentary film screening with director Brent Huffman, Northwestern University
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Iran and the Rise of the 21st Century Intellectuals
A lecture by Ata Hoodashtian, Institut Canadien de Management
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Limits of Human Rights Advocacy: Syria and the Blowback of the Arab Spring
A talk by Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch. Sponsored by the UCLA School of Law Epstein Public Interest Law Program.
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Diyarbekir 1915: Deportations, Massacres and New Alliances Among the Local Elites
A lecture by Ayhan Aktar, Bilgi University (Istanbul, Turkey). Sponsored by the Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair for Modern Armenian History at UCLA.
4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, March 31, 2013
The Logic of Iran's Foreign Policy (Lecture in Persian) - EVENT CANCELLED
A lecture by Dr. Mansour Farhang
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 01, 2013
The Logic of Iran's Foreign Policy (Lecture in English)
A lecture by Dr. Mansour Farhang
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Return of the Brothers: Student Activism and Islamic Politics in 1970s Egypt
A lecture by Abdullah Al-Arian,Wayne State University.
4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Migration and Sociopolitical Mobility in Africa and the African Diasporas International Conference Honoring Edward A. Alpers (Day 1)
Conference in honor of distinguished UCLA History Professor Edward A. Alpers
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, April 12, 2013
Migration and Sociopolitical Mobility in Africa and the African Diasporas International Conference Honoring Edward A. Alpers (Day 2)
Conference in honor of distinguished UCLA History Professor Edward A. Alpers
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, April 13, 2013
April 13 Conference: Challenges and achievements in community language schools
This conference will bring together specialists from the UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center with teachers, administrators, and parents from local community language schools to advance the goal of heritage language development.
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 15, 2013
Islamic History & Identity in Central Asia: Key Issues & Debates
A lecture by Charles Weller, Washington State University
4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Perspectives on Peace, Health & Hope: A Gaza Doctor's Journey from Personal Tragedy to a Search for Peace and Human Dignity
A public talk by Palestinian medical doctor and humanitarian Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, author of “I Shall Not Hate”. Dr. Abuelaish has devoted his life to peace and reconciliation, especially promoting health and education as strategies for resolving violent conflicts.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography - Jaffa: The Orange's Clockwork (2010)
Documentary film screening followed by discussion with filmmaker Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA. Final film of the quarterly film series "Israel/Palestine in Eyal Sivan’s Cinematography."
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Friday, April 26, 2013
Rethinking Ottoman Cross-Cultural Encounters: Turks and the Armenian Alphabet
A lecture by Murat Cankara, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sponsored by the Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair for Modern Armenian History at UCLA.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, April 29, 2013
Book Talk: Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Afghan Studies Book Talk with Author William Dalrymple
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Continuity and Change in the Cultural Legacy of Qajar Era
A lecture by Abbas Amanat, Professor of History & International Studies, Yale University
5:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Monday, May 06, 2013
Anxious Onlookers: Qajar Iran and resistance to the British Raj
A lecture by Abbas Amanat, Professor of History & International Studies, Yale University
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Historical Critique and the Thresholds of Political Voice After the Ottoman Empire
A CPSC lecture by Kabir Tambar, Stanford University, Anthropology.
12:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Singing, Chanting, and Chatter: Street Sounds and Songs of the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
A lecture by Ziad Fahmy, Cornell University
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ethnicity in the Early Abbasid Period
A lecture by Michael Cooperson, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA.
4:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Mostafa Sho‘aiyan: The Forgotten Revolutionary and the Possibility of Unified Action
A lecture by Peyman Vahabzadeh, University of Victoria
6:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Carioca Orientalism: Morocco in the Imaginary of a Brazilian Telenovela
A lecture by Waïl S. Hassan, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
4:30 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders
A conference to honor the career of Professor Ismail Poonawala.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Egypt’s Search for Regime Security and the Failure in the making of the U.S.-Egypt Cold War Alliance During the Eisenhower and Kennedy Years
A lecture by Kangsuk Kim, Fulbright Visiting Graduate Researcher from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
3:00 PM Save to Outlook Calendar or iCal
