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1948-1978: Orientalism from the Standpoint of its Victims, an Edward Said conference
The Middle East Institute of Columbia University, founded in 1954, has
helped to set the national pace in developing an interdisciplinary
approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the
present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Fostering
an inter-regional and multi-disciplinary approach to the region, the
Institute focuses on the Arab countries, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Turkey,
Central Asia, and Muslim Diaspora communities.
The Institute sponsors approximately 30 lunch-time talks per year on
topics ranging from art and literature to current events, hosts
conferences, and provides a neutral atmosphere for scholarly and student
exchanges of views on issues concerning the Middle East, North Africa,
and Central Asia. It offers courses and outreach seminars to teachers
and adult education groups, briefs journalists, and generally acts as a
clearing-house for requests for information on the region and its
peoples by the media, educational professionals, and the interested
public, drawing upon the expertise of its own staff and the faculty of
the School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia University.
Middle East Institute of Columbia University
Events – FALL 2008
All MEI events take place on Thursdays from 12:30-2:00 pm in Room 1118 of the International Affairs Building on
Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus (unless otherwise indicated), and are free and open to the public.
- Tuesday, September 9
"The Role of the Media in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" With Danny Rubinstein
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Co-sponsors: School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia's
Graduate School of Journalism, and Americans for Peace Now
- Wednesday, September 17
"The Secret War with Iran" with Dr. Ronen Bergman
Time: 12:00-2:00 pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1302
Co-sponsors: Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, The Comparative Defense Studies Program
- Wednesday, September 17
"Natural Resources and Financial Sector Investment Opportunities in Central Asia' with Visor Capital"
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm EDT
Location: Uris, Room 332
Co-sponsor: Visor Capital
- Thursday, September 18
"Conflict Resolution: A New Vision for the Role of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)"
with HE Secretary General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Co-sponsors: School of International and Public Affairs
- Thursday, September 25
"Dialogue Across the Battle Lines: King Hussein and Israel" with Avi Shlaim
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1512
- Thursday, October 2
"Veiled Employment: The Political Economy of Iranian Women's"
Employment' with Dr. Roksana Bahramitash
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1118
- Thursday, October 2
"Doomsday Movements in Contemporary Islam" with ean-Pierre Filiu (SciencePo, Paris)
Time: 12:00-1:30pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1118
Co-sponsor: Alliance Project
- Friday, October 10
"Turkish Cinema Today" a Panel Discussion with Binnaz Saktanber, Umit Unal, Tayfun Pirselimoglu, Selen Ucer and Dr. David Cuthell
Time: 4:00-6:00pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Cocktail reception to follow
Co-Sponsor: Moon and Stars Project
to RSVP email: guestlist@moonandstarsproject.org
- Thursday, October 16
"New Threats and Challenges: Algeria's Contribution to Global Security" with Ambassador Amine Kherbi
Time: 12:30-2:00pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1118
- Thursday, October 16
"The Arab Conquests of Iraq and Iran: A revised chronology and its implications"
with Parvaneh Pourshariati
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1118
- Friday, November 7, Saturday November 8
"1948-1978: Orientalism from the Standpoint of its Victims, an Edward Said conference"
Time 9:00am-5:00pm EDT
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Past MEI Events
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