Center for Middle East Studies Events Archive

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Thur, April 5 4:00-6:00 pm HSSB McCune Room	Mary's Well in Nazareth: Photography, Gendered Space, and Water Law A Lecture by Susan Slyomovics Professor of Anthropology at UCLA Click Here for Info!
Sat, May 5 8:00 pm Campbell Hall	Al-Jazeera and the New Arab Media 9th Annual Middle East Studies Conference Click Here for Conference Schedule and Information!
Mon, May 21 3:00 pm McCune Room, HSSB	"We the Jurists: Islamic Constitutionalism in Iraq" Lecture by Intisar Rabb Click Here for Info!
Tue, May 29 7:00 pm Chemistry 1179	Panel on prospects of yet another war with Iran Click Here for Info!
Wed, May 30 12:00 pm McCune Room 6th Floor of HSSB	Center for Middle East Studies End of the Year Party! Click Here for Info!

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Wed, January 10 7:30 pm Campbell Hall	"Iraq in Fragments" with James Longley "… a one-man production of startling audacity and aesthetic provocation." –The Village Voice. Filmmaker James Longley illuminates war-torn Iraq in three acts in his unscripted and breathtaking documentary.
Thurs, January 18 8:00 pm Campbell Hall	"Into the Light of Day: Torture, Human Rights, and the War on Terror" with Mark Danner A long time staff writer at The New Yorker, contributor to the New York Review of Books, and professor of journalism at UC Berkeley, Mark Danner writes about foreign affairs & politics. The LA Times has called his book Torture & Truth, "Essential reading for Americans who want to know how the US has careened into chaos – moral, political and organizational." More info...
Wed, January 24 6:00 pm MCC Theater	"Channels of Rage" A documentary film by Anat Halachmi about two young rap artists: Subliminal, an Israeli Jew, and Tamer Nafar, an Israeli Arab. It focuses on their music, friendship, and their politicization as public figures. The film traces the relationship between Tamer and Subliminal, as the events of the second Palestinian Intifada unfold, and lets the viewer draw conclusions from the souring relations between the two as an individual representation of the polarization process which took place during these years of bloody conflict.
Mon, January 29 8:00 pm Corwin Pavilion	"The Arc of Crisis after Iraq: Confusion and Turmoil from the Mediterranean to the Subcontinent." Lecture by Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco A strong and influential spokesman for democratization and human rights, Prince Moulay Hicham has endowed the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia at Princeton; contributed writings on contemporary, international, social and political issues to publications Politique Internationale, and al-Quds; and is an investor and entrepreneur in developing environmentally sustainable energy sources. A member of the Royal Family of Morocco, he demonstrates a markedly independent and progressive political stance. He is a Regents’ Lecturer in the Law & Society Program at UCSB. More info...
Fri, February 2 1:00-3:00 pm HSSB 3rd Floor Religious Studies Conference Room	The Middle East in Crisis A Panel of Experts from the Middle East Report More info...
Wed, February 7 4:00-5:30 pm HSSB McCune Room	"Contextuality and Intertextuality in Contemporary (Shi'I) Islamic Architecture" with A Public Lecture by David Simonowitz More info...
Wed, February 7 6:30 pm 1006 North Hall	"Cup Final" 1992 A political film suffused with humor and wit about an Israeli soldier detained by PLO guerrillas and his shifting relationship with the group's leader, both of whom carry an obsession for the Italian national soccer club. Directed by Eran Riklis.
Wed, February 14 6:30 pm 1006 North Hall	"Goal Dreams" 2006 Following the team as they prepare for the 2006 World Cup, GOAL DREAMS chronicles the suspension of domestic league games after an Israel air strike on Palestine Stadium, while Austrian coach Alfred Riedle makes a heroic effort to mold players from diverse countries such as the USA, Chile, Palestine and Lebanon into a national team unlike any other. Directed by Maya Sanbar & Jeff Saunders.
Wed, February 21 6:30 pm 1006 North Hall	"The Cyclist" 1989 This socially conscious, visually sophisticated film explores the inequities between the rich and the poor, and man’s exploitation of his fellow man. Directed by Moksen Makmalbaf.
Fri, March 2 4:00 pm Campbell Hall	"Rights and Needs: Neo-Liberalism, Democracy, and Military Humanism" with Tariq Ali A writer, journalist, filmmaker and leading figure among cultural-political analysts, Tariq Ali is the author of several important historical novels that examine the relationship between Islam and the Western World, including The Clash of Fundamentalisms and Bush in Babylon. More info...
Mon, March 5 1:00-3:00 pm MCC Theater	Silk Road Cultural Encounters Lecture by Adeeb Khalid "Between Revolution and Empire: Toward an Alternative History of Muslim Modernity" More info...
Mon, March 5 4:00-5:30 pm HSSB 3041	Book Signing with UC Press Author Adeeb Khalid "Islam After Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia" More info...
Sat, March 10 8:00 pm Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall	Middle East Ensemble Concert A joyful night featuring a variety of music and dance from around the Middle East.
TBA	Public Lecture by Wadie Said, Law & Society

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Fall Quarter 2006 Events:

ALSO OF INTEREST

Award-winning film by James Longley

Iraq in Fragments

Opens November 11, 2006
Landmark’s Nuart Theater
Santa Monica Blvd. (just a block west of the 405)  

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Thurs. Oct. 6 - 8:00 PM
Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People’s History of the United States.
His talk will be on "Embracing Humanity: Truth in a Time of War"
UCSB Campbell Hall ($10 Students)

Mon. Oct. 17 - 8:00 PM
Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood will speak on
"Picturing Iran – Memories in Black and White."
UCSB Campbell Hall (Free)

Thurs. Oct. 27 - 2:00 PM
Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian and author of Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947-1951
and A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples.
HSSB 6th Floor McCune Room (Free)

Fall 2005 Events [PDF Format]

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Past Events:

Lecture: Wednesday, May 4, 2005, Noon Reza Aslan "Welcome to the Islamic Reformation" (Click Here for Details)

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Lecture: Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 12:15 pm Joshua Hoffman "Saudi Arabia - Reform and Globalization" (Click Here for Details)

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Saturday, March 19, 2005: K-12 Teacher Training Workshop Iraq in the Classroom 8:30 - 10:00 am 7th Annual Middle East Studies Conference The War in Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here? 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist The Philadelphia Inquirer Lecture on Post-Elections Iraq and Her Recent Book [PDF File] 5:00 pm Click Here for Conference Program  [PDF format]

Shirin Ebadi 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "Islam, Democracy & Human Rights" May 17, 2004, 8:00 pm, UCSB Campbell Hall

Shirin Ebadi is the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. An Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who served in the 1970s as one of the first female judges in her country, Ebadi won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work on the behalf of democracy and the rights of women and children in Iran. Her talk will be in Farsi, with English translation. Co-presented by the UCSB Center for Middle East Studies, the Office of the Chancellor and Direct Relief International.