UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
The Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill promotes understanding of the Middle East through teaching, research, and community outreach. Our center is distinguished by its cross-regional approach to Middle East studies, one that breaks down area studies barriers in order to track global flows of ideas, commodities, and people.
Brown Bag Lunch Talk -- On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
Ali and Lila Paydarfar Lectureship: “Heroes to Hostages" with Dr. Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (UPenn)
A Conversation with Dr. Cornel West
Secular lmage(ina)ry in World Language Education
Panel on the War in Gaza
Displacement in the Middle East: Causes, Consequences, and Communities in the Diaspora
Afghan Crucible: Global History and Legacy of the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Present is Female: #MahsaAmini, Women’s Leadership, and Iran’s "Feminist Revolution"
"Hip Hop and Women's Voices in the Middle East and North Africa" - Dr. Angela Williams
Iranian Literary Diasporas: Mehrak Kamali in Conversation with author Shahriar Mandanipour
Future Directions for Heritage Teaching and Dual Language Immersion in North Carolina
Supporting Less-Commonly Taught Language Teaching in North Carolina
Book Talk: “In the Treasure Room of the Sakra King”, book launch with Prof. Waleed Ziad
Iranian Literary Diasporas: Esha Momeni in Conversation with author Fereshteh Molavi
Kitab Talk: "Grooves and Waves: Phonograph Records as Historical Sources in the Digital Age"
“The History of Desalination and Fossil-Fueled Water in the Arabian Peninsula"
Iranian Literary Diasporas: Claudia Yaghoobi in Conversation with author Omid Fallahazad
Book Talk: "Temporary Marriage in Iran" by Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi
Muslim American History Modules for the Social Studies Curriculum: A Webinar for Educators
Iranian Literary Diasporas: Parvaneh Hosseini in Conversation with author Hamed Esmaeilion
Kitab Talk: "The Arabic Collections Online Project" (NYU Libraries)
2021 Learning through Languages High School Research Symposium Guidelines
"Teaching about the Middle East through Underreported Stories" - Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Kitab Talk: "Revisiting the British Library's Turkish and Turkic Collections" - Dr. Michael Erdman
"Experiential Learning about the Middle East through the Senses" - Barbara Petzen
Four Elections in Two Years? A Guide to Israel's Never-Ending Political Crisis
Keynote Presentation: "Reading Muslims: Race, Islam, and US Empire" - Dr. Zareena Grewal
U.S.-Saudi Relations, Past and Present
Panel 3: Histories of Racialization
Panel 2: Social Conflict and Resistance