Middle East
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The Harvard Middle Eastern Dance Company was just one of many groups to perform in a November 3 event hosted by the Harvard Pan-African Dance and Music Ensemble.
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New York-based hip-hop artist Talib Kweli performs for a sold-out Cambridge crowd at the Middle East in Central Square on February 23.
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Director Mira Nair '79 converses with Harvard professor Homi K. Bhabha after a screening of her film, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist." The film, shown at The Brattle Theater Wednesday night, was followed by a Q&A in which Nair discussed the soundtrack, inspiration, and takeaway of the film, which explores US-Pakistani relations.
Arab Spring to Summer
Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Mohamed M. Tawfik, speaks about Egypt’s future at HKS on Wednesday. Tawfik discussed Egyptian relations with Israel and Palestine and the nation’s coming economic challenges.
Palestinian Judge Speaks of Women's Injustice at Divinity School
Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first female judge in a Palestinian Shari’a court, spoke of struggle and success as a part of the Harvard Divinity School’s “Women’s Rights in a Man’s World” panel on Wednesday.
Feldman Discusses Salafi Movement
The Harvard Law School professor highlighted that a deeply unconventional form of Salafism has become a common mode of expression for rebellious middle class youth, who are coupling traditional Salafi customs to unorthodox practices.
CMES Hosts Talk on Uprisings in Egpyt
Global security and geostrategy expert Jon B. Alterman discussed Egyptian policy in a lecture entitled “The Egyptian Revolutions and Defining the New Normals” at Sever Hall on Monday night.
Students Protest Violence in the Gaza Strip
In response to the most recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, members of the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee staged a “die-in” outside of Annenberg on Tuesday.
Acid Attacks
Students discuss the disturbing reality of acid attacks in Pakistan and around the world after watching the short documentary on the subject, "Saving Face." The screening was sponsored by the Harvard College Pakistan Student Association, Harvard College Sustained Dialogue, the Harvard University Asia Center, and the Harvard College Women's Center, and took place in the Harvard College Women's Center Lounge on Wednesday evening.
Acid Attacks
Students discuss the disturbing reality of acid attacks in Pakistan and around the world after watching the short documentary on the subject, "Saving Face." The screening was sponsored by the Harvard College Pakistan Student Association, Harvard College Sustained Dialogue, the Harvard University Asia Center, and the Harvard College Women's Center, and took place in the Harvard College Women's Center Lounge on Wednesday evening.
Acid Attacks
Students discuss the disturbing reality of acid attacks in Pakistan and around the world after watching the short documentary on the subject, "Saving Face." The screening was sponsored by the Harvard College Pakistan Student Association, Harvard College Sustained Dialogue, the Harvard University Asia Center, and the Harvard College Women's Center, and took place in the Harvard College Women's Center Lounge on Wednesday evening.
Fellow Discusses Iran Relations
Robert J. Reardon, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, discussed the effectiveness of various foreign policy strategies for addressing nuclear proliferation in Iran on Thursday afternoon at the International Security Program’s first brown bag seminar of the year.