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Activist prof hailed for half century of contributions to scholarship, teaching

Upcoming conference highlights the work, dedication of Professor Sondra Hale, who is set to retire on Dec. 1.

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UCLA History Professor Awarded 2011 Hourani Book Award

Professor Nile Green was awarded the Albert Hourani Book Award at the 2011 Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, DC.

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UCLA historian's book looks at Arab uprisings, their common origins and...

Professor James Gelvin dispels misconceptions and offers new insights in "The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know."

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President Obama presents UCLA professor with prestigious National Humanities...

Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz honored for his "inspired teaching and writing."

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Poets, writers mark anniversary of bombing of Baghdad's cultural center

Center for Near Eastern Studies collaborates to keep memory of al-Mutanabbi Street alive

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Honoring Iranian films on the big screen

UCLA Film and Television Archive celebrates tradition, conviction of Iranian filmmakers with eight-part series

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James Gelvin to Participate in Istanbul World Forum

Professor James Gelvin has been invited to the First Istanbul World Forum.

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Librarian makes UCLA a go-to spot for study of Middle East

Librarian David Hirsch has helped build the UCLA library’s 500,000-plus volumes on the Middle East, North Africa, Anatolia and Central Asia, constituting one of the most significant Middle Eastern...

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Migrant Workers in the Middle East: Calling Awareness to Legalized Abuses of...

Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks on migrant worker abuse in the Middle East.

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Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan

Renowned Palestian poet Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah visit UCLA for a poetry reading on October 25th, 2012. The event was organized by Nouri Gana, Professor in the Dept. of Comparative...

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Panel assesses Palestine’s status as ‘observer state’

Several professors from the law school, the Burkle Center of International Relations and the UCLA Center of Middle East Development spoke at the panel, which primarily focused on the question of...

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UCLA librarian travels globe for Middle Eastern texts

David Hirsch, a UCLA librarian, travels the world to find Middle Eastern texts to add to a collection housed at UCLA.

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Introducing young students to Arabic, Persian and Turkish

The UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies is launching the “Listen to Learn” website to introduce American students to critical Middle Eastern languages.

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A Deal with Iran is Possible, Peace is Not

The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not irrational—the current regime needs conflict with the United States to perpetuate itself in power, said Professor Mansour Farhang. He advised...

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Noticias Mundo Fox Interview with Gabriel Peterberg (UCLA) on the conflict in...

Interview with UCLA Professor Gabriel Piterberg on the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The Noticias Mundo Fox segment (in Spanish) took place on November 22, 2012.

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Giant of Ismaili studies honored by younger generation

A younger generation of scholars recently paid tribute to UCLA Professor Emeritus Ismail K. Poonawala at a symposium (“Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala’s Shoulders”)...

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Ten Questions About the Crisis in Syria

The following is the text of an interview conducted by the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao (明報) with Professor James L. Gelvin (History) in late June 2013.

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Iran: a small window of hope

Professor Nayereh Tohidi, visting scholar at the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, asks whether president-elect Hassan Rowhani will reset Iran's political course in a hopeful direction.

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The perils of a ‘people’s coup’ in Egypt

Khaled M. Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor in Islamic Law at the UCLA School of Law and the author of "The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam From the Extremists." This...

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"Tarih: Graduate History Journal" Interview with Professor Gabriel Piterberg

Ceren Abi, a PhD student in the Department of History at University of California, Los Angeles, interviews Professor Gabriel Piterberg (UCLA History) for "Tarih: Graduate History Journal"

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