We are pleased to share a selection of video recordings from the Literature of the Nakba, an international conference marking the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba, held (in person and virtually) on May 15, 2023.

Chair of Middle Eastern Studies program, Professor Tarek El-Ariss and Chair of Jewish Studies program, Professor Susannah Heschel, spoke on CNN's Amanpour and Company with Michel Martin.

A story on colleges' responses to the Hamas attack on Israel quotes Susannah Heschel of Jewish studies, and Ezzedine Fishere of Middle Eastern studies, on how their programs' close ties enabled respectful community wide dialogue. Link to article: https://bitly.ws/YCwd

Join collaborators Mira Sucharov and Omar Dajani for a conversation on what they have learned about hope and despair, identity and memory, and friendship across differences. Monday, October 30, 2023, 7:15pm – 8:45pm at Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center. FREE and open to public.

Dr Lucia Sorbera, Senior Lecturer of Arabic Language and Cultures at the University of Sydney, will deliver a lecture on 7 November, 2023, 4:30pm - 6:00pm at Haldeman 041. This event is FREE and open to the public.

The next public discussion on the events unfolding in Israel and Gaza will be held on Oct. 12.

Melani Cammett's presentation is available to watch on Youtube. The event was co-sponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Program, the Department of Government, the Political Economy Project, and the John Dickey Center for International Understanding.

Yoav Di-Capua, Professor of History at the University of Texas will deliver a lecture on 28 September, Thursday from 5:00 - 6:30pm at Carson Lo1. The event is co-sponsored by Middle Eastern Studies and Jewish Studies. Free and open to the public.

Dartmouth students showed up in numbers at the Dartmouth for Morocco Event that centered on the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday, September 9, 2023. The event was organized by the Middle Eastern Studies Program.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 4:30pm – 6:00pm Haldeman Hall 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall) Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies (MES) Program, the Department of Government, the Political Economy Project, and the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.