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Making Sense of the Middle East
What is happening in the Middle East today? Ezzedine Fishere, Senior Lecturer at MES collaborates with Brandon Mioduszewski (25) in making a podcast that puts together the puzzle pieces of the region. They conduct a series of short conversations with some of the region's most seasoned experts, scholars and diplomats, all of whom with deep personal connection to the region's turbulent politics. Listen to their voices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-sense-of-the-middle-east/id1654218352
Senior Lecturer Andrew Simon contributed to a Kerning Cultures podcast that has been nominated for the Signal Awards
Earlier this year, Professor Andrew Simon contributed to a Kerning Cultures
What Does It Mean to Listen to Literature?
Scholars from around the world will convene at Dartmouth Nov. 10 and 11 to explore literary texts through the framework of sound—working across traditions, histories, and languages to reconnect with literature's oral and aural origins.
1972: The Egyptian Student Movement and The Politics of Memory
Join us virtually on Saturday, Nov 5 from 9am-4pm, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Student Movement in Egypt. In this day-long symposium, historians, anthropologists, political scientists and literary scholars will discuss the movement's history, its national and regional impact and its persistent legacies.
From Cairo with director Hala Galal
FROM CAIRO Thu, Oct 6, 7pm, Loew Autitorium Egyptian filmmaker Hala Galal (in person!) presents this portrait of resilience as two single women in Cairo pursue their passion for art and find their voices.
Guarini Institute October 27th Off Campus Program Fair
Please SAVE THE DATE:  Thursday, October 27, 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Hanover Inn.
Iraqi Women: Beyond Dictatorship, War, Sanctions and Occupation
Nadje Al-Ali, Brown University gave a lecture by virtual Zoom on Friday, May 27, 2:15 PM.
Senior Honors Theses Presentations Spring 2022
Clay Foye and Katelyn Zeser successfully defended their thesis on May 27, 2022.
Media of the Masses Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt
Congratulations Andrew Simon on the publication of your new book. Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology—the cassette tape—to offer a multi-sensory history of modern Egypt.
The Unfinished Business of Lebanon's October Uprising
The answer to Lebanon's problems lies not in foreign intervention, but rather a rejection of the status quo and identity politics in favor of community building by Tala Majzoub, The Dartmouth, 10-19-21.

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The Martyrdom of the Franciscans: Islam, the Papacy, and an Order in Conflict (The Middle Age Series)
Christopher MacEvitt

University of Pennsylvania Press
Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt
Andrew G. Simon

Stanford University Press, Apr 19, 2022
The Egyptian Assassin: A Novel
Ezzedine C. Fishere, Translator: Jonathan Wright

Hoopoe
The Story of Hebrew
Lewis H. Glinert

Princeton University Press

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Making Sense of the Middle East

Senior Lecturer Andrew Simon contributed to a Kerning Cultures podcast that has been nominated for the Signal Awards

What Does It Mean to Listen to Literature?

1972: The Egyptian Student Movement and The Politics of Memory

From Cairo with director Hala Galal

Guarini Institute October 27th Off Campus Program Fair

Iraqi Women: Beyond Dictatorship, War, Sanctions and Occupation

Senior Honors Theses Presentations Spring 2022

Media of the Masses Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

The Unfinished Business of Lebanon's October Uprising

Recent Publications

The Martyrdom of the Franciscans: Islam, the Papacy, and an Order in Conflict (The Middle Age Series)

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt

The Egyptian Assassin: A Novel

The Story of Hebrew

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