For over half a century, the Center for Near Eastern Studies has promoted interdisciplinary study of the Middle East at UCLA and beyond.
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Joined September 2009
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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
TWO WEEKS to "Sufis in Premodern Persianate Society and Politics" @UCLA_CNES here in LA! To celebrate this event, Professor Nile Green interviewed Richard Eaton about his early intellectual formation for his podcast Akbar's Chamber. IT WAS A GREAT EPISODE. Link below
@UCLA_CNES has awarded the 25th Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award in Islamic Studies to Professor Richard M. Eaton of The University of Arizona! Eaton will deliver a lecture @UCLA on Nov 5 2026 as part of the LDV conference "Sufis in Premodern Persianate Society and Politics"
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: The Iranian Diaspora Studies Conference is accepting abstracts for our annual conference at @UCLA. We aim to showcase work on the Iranian diaspora in a global context and support this growing field. Deadline: 5/15 international.ucla.edu/cnes/…
Join us January 6 and 7 for a virtual conference on Minoritization in Middle Eastern Geopolitics: Histories and Theoretical Approaches. For full details and to register visit ucla.in/3ES7mgz
This Thursday, Nov. 4, join us and @uclacjs for our next Averroës Lecture with Dr. Daniella Farah (@RiceUniversity) on "Jews and Education in Modern Iran: Upward Mobility, Integration, and Identity"
international.ucla.edu/cnes/…
We are continuing our fundraising campaign to bring a scholar at risk from Afghanistan. Donate $10 or more during UCLA Blue & Gold challenge (Oct. 18-23) & receive this UCLA-themed specialty item spark.ucla.edu/SAR
Emergency Support for Afghan #ScholarsAtRisk: ucla.in/3Bx2zzD
With one week left (campaign ends Sept. 30), please help us reach our goal to enable emergency travel and placement of fellow Afghan scholars at UCLA.
Emergency Support for Afghan Scholars at Risk spark.ucla.edu/project/27351…
Afghan Bruins and members of the Afghan diaspora are speaking out about their fears for their family's safety in Afghanistan and their disappointment over the lack of global concern. dailybruin.com/2021/09/18/af…
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
Ali Behdad, director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, speaks to SoCal NPR affiliate KCRW about the ongoing fundraising campaign to bring Afghan #ScholarsAtRisk to UCLA.
kcrw.co/38VIabe #Afghanistan @UCLA
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
Emergency Support for Afghan #ScholarsAtRisk:
ucla.in/3Bx2zzD
“I believe it is our moral duty to help our fellow Afghan colleagues who are facing severe, if not life-threatening, challenges in their homeland.” Ali Behdad, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
UCLA African Studies Center & Earth Rights Institute present
AFRICA'S READINESS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE (ARCC) FORUM 2021
April 19–April 23, 2021
Four keynote speakers (M, Tu, We, F) @ 9:00 a.m.
Register: ucla.in/2QbsfiW
Details: ucla.in/3wU1bFZ
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
My presentation with @CharlesKurzman, sponsored by the @UCLA_CNES is now available, and applicable for all who are considering Middle East Studies research during this international pandemic: international.ucla.edu/cnes/…
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
Time change: Global Insight interview with @UCLA_CNES Director Aslı Ü. Bâli on the Iran deal is at *3:45 pm* today: bit.ly/2rZQdfd)
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies retweeted
Live interview TODAY, 10/18 @ 3:15 pm with @UCLA_CNES Director on the Iran nuclear deal de-certification: bit.ly/2rZQdfd
Session I of the Conference on Learning the Other's Past is up live!
Watch here:... fb.me/6kH6ePRXV
We're a week away -- RSVP now for the second lecture in the Averroes series, "Beyond Honor and Shame: Rabbinic... fb.me/8rmJPPfyg
THIS FRIDAY!
Will we see you there?
RSVP on the website! fb.me/85hgSBZfa
RSVP for the panel being held on Friday, April 28 on our website. fb.me/3nvEN1AAP