Nov. 17, 2020 (Brown Bag) "Micropolitics & Liberating Space in Urban & Peri-Urbana Iran"
Atyeh Ashtari, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, UIUC
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Join us for an enriching conversation of Turkish gastronomy and its culture and tradition along with its journey from past to present. You will also learn how to cook some delicious Turkish dishes. Our expert guest will talk you through the process while you observe the Turkish food cooking experience. Bon apetit! Afiyet olsun! {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/...
April 9 at 5:30 pm via Zoom Join us and comedian Amer Zahr, writer of “Being Palestinian Makes Me Smile” and creator of the documentary “We’re Not White,” for an evening of Quarantine Comedy and a discussion on Amer Zahr’s experience growing up Arab and learning the Arabic language and culture. RSVP on Eventbrite: https...
Presented by Prof. Laila Hussein Moustafa, Dr. Hoa Luong, and Miss Abby Fogarty, the speakers provide common practices in file management to help develop personal strategies. They also discuss where to find African and Middle East materials online, in the library, and beyond. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview...
Devi S. Laskar poet, photographer, novelist speaks about writing a contemporary novel that discusses difficult subjects such as racism, misogyny, and being other in America. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/1_3oazy8w7.jpg?itok=A31-nAbN","video_url":"https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_3oazy8w7","settings":{"...
Joshua Landis is the Sandra Mackey Chair in Middle East Studies and Director of the Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies and the Center for Middle East Studies in the University of Oklahoma’s College of International Studies. He teaches courses on the following topics: Political Islam, International Relations in the Middle East, Islam, The Modern Middle East...
Drs. Lyons and Kass-Hanna discuss challenges and opportunities facing humanitarian and development organizations. They propose the construction of a multidimensional livelihood index to assist these organizations in developing shared-targeting strategies that reduce aid dependency and promote longer-term resilience, while simultaneously improving the efficiency of their contributions....
We will hear a conversation on Turkish coffee culture along with its journey from past to present. Viewers will also see how to prepare Turkish coffee through a demonstration by Gizem Ṣalcıgil White, the "Turkish Coffee Lady."
Poland and Its Military Adventure in Iraq as Part of the US Coalition of the Willing (2003-2008) presented by Derek Monroe (writer, reporter, and consultant), gives an historical perspective on the country plus the current set of politics that wound up having the Polish army being sent as defacto mercenary force to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Photobook Egypt: Nine Stories, Nine Influential Photographers, presented by Marwa M. Abou Leila, Co-founder of Photopia Cairo and Curator of Photobook Egypt. Dr. Abou Leila discusses her dream is to offer a non-digital platform to document extraordinary photography work and make it accessible and affordable to photography enthusiasts & collectors. ...