Spring 2007

May 15 
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, MESC Premises 
MESC End-of-Year Party: Musical entertainment and Nubian songs performed by
Karam Murad.

May 7
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, MESC Premises 
Middle East Studies Thesis Spring 2007 Information Session: Presentations by Middle East Studies Graduate Students and Dr. Joel Beinin

Fall 2006

October 8
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, MESC Premises  
Iftar, Poetry Recital and Oud Performance: Poetry recital by Rana al-Tonsi and oud performance by Karim Samy.

Spring 2006

March 19
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, MESC Conference Room 
Movie Night: Featuring the film Once Upon a Time, Beirut (1994) directed by Jocelyne Saad. 

Fall 2005

October 31
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, MESC Conference Room  
Iftar (Dinner) and a Movie: Featuring the film The Message (1976) directed by Moustapha Akkad.

Spring 2005

April 12
7:00 pm, Blue Room, Greek Campus  
MESC in Collaboration with the Model Arab League Organize Taraneem ‘Arabiya: Oud Recital with an Iraqi oud player Farid Al-Babilly. 

March 7
7:00 pm, MESC Conference Room
Program Get-Together: Come and welcome our new MESC students and visit with other MESC students and program related faculty. Note: Food and Drink will be served!  

February 16
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Blue Room, Greek Campus
Program-Sponsored Lecture: Dr. Joel Beinin on "The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of Middle East Area Studies: Imperial Projects and the Production of Knowledge."

February 21
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, MESC Conference Room
Women and Political Participation in the Gulf Lecture by Dr. Ebtisam Al-Kitbi from the UAE University. 

Fall 2004

November 29
7:00 pm, MESC Conference Room 
Debating a book with its author: A lecture by Dr. Nelly Hanna on "The Evolution and Characteristics of the Egyptian Middle Class."

November 3
5:15 pm, MESC Conference Room
Middle East Studies Department Iftar: All MESC students are invited for our department Iftar event. Come and enjoy good food and good company.  

September 27
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Blue Room, Greek Campus
Middle East Studies after September 11th: Lecture by Dr. Ann Lesch, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUC and former president of MESA. 

September 26
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Blue Room, Greek Campus
Political Change in Egypt? Dr. Steven Cook, an expert in Arab politics and political reform in the Middle East from the American Institute of Strategic Studies, will be talking about the recent meeting held by the Egyptian NDP.  

September 26
7:00 pm, Blue Room, Greek Campus
Meeting with our new director, Dr. Korany: Come and talk about the program, MESC students, and our new director