2017 Lectures

"Voice of the Muslim Brotherhood" with lecturer Noha Mellor and respondent Nancy Youssef

Thursday, November 16, 2017 12:00 PM EST
Johnson Center, Meeting Room A

"Beyond 'Moderation': Islamic Politics and the Security State in Pakistan" with Joshua White

AVACGIS Lecture Series

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:30 PM EDT
Research Hall, Room 163

Media and the Afterlife of the Arab Uprisings

Visiting Filmmakers Series

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Research Hall, 163

This panel brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to discuss the afterlife of media and the Arab Uprisings. It interrogates the images, political dynamics, and cultural forms that have emerged in the years since Bouazizi, Tahrir, and Asad became familiar names beyond the Middle East.

"An Afternoon of Calligraphy" : Presentation and Demonstration by Calligrapher Khalid Casado of Spain

Monday, October 16, 2017 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Johnson Center, F

This event will feature an introduction from Dr. Larry Butler, Islamic Art historian, and include a presentation and demonstration of Arabic Thuluth script by calligrapher Khalid Casado. Co-sponsored with the Department of History & Art History and with Scripts N' Scribes; a local arts organization dedicated to the promotion of Arabic calligraphy and ornamentation.