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El Hara: Photography Exhibition, Film Screening, and Round Table

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A presentaion by Margaux Fitoussi, MTS candidate at Harvard Divinity School, in conjunction with a photography exhibition, film screening, and round table discussion on the historical Hara of Tunis.

Lost & Found - A Panel Discussion on Heritage Revival in the Medina of Tunis

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The Tunisia Office of The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University organizes a panel discussion on “Heritage Revival in The Medina of Tunis”. The speakers on this panel are: Leila Ben Gacem (Ashoka Fellow, cultural entrepreneur), Anas Ghrab...

"Intercolonial Connections: The Italian Community of French Tunisia", a lecture by Gabriele Montalbano

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CMES TUNISIA , the Tunisia Office of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University and CEMAT, Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis, are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Gabriele Montalbano, PhD candidate at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes...

'7 Lives' by Lilia Blaise and Amine Boufaied, Film Screening and Discussion

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As part of its film discussion series, CMES Tunisia invites you to start the New Year with a discussion about dictator nostalgia and anti-nostalgia, by featuring: 7 Lives , a documentary by Lilia Blaise and Amine Boufaied, released in 2014. The film...

LOOKING BACK ON ABDELAZIZ THAALBI, HIS LIFE, HIS WORKS AND HIS TRIAL

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As part of its ' Ask a Historian' Lecture Series, CMES Tunisia presents a scholarly discussion with Kmar Bendana, Professor of History at the University of Manouba, on Abdelaziz Thaalbi's life, work and trial. This discussion will be moderated by Laura...

PATRIMONIALISATION PROCESS IN TUNISIA: THE CASE OF BERBER HERITAGE

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CMES Tunisia presents a lecture on the perception, the construction and the patrimonialisation of Berber heritage in contemporary Tunisia. This talk is given by Neila Saadi, Assistant Professor at the CREDIF.

Artistic Cosmopolitanism from Istanbul to North Africa

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CMES Tunisia is proud to present a lecture by Gülru Necipoğlu, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art at Harvard University, Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture and Editor of Muqarnas, an Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World...

The Adventures of Coffee, From Yemen to Istanbul to London, With a Stopover in North Africa: Where Does the Story of Modernity Begin?

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CMES Tunisia is delighted to present: " The Adventures of Coffee, From Yemen to Istanbul to London, with a Stopover in North Africa: Where Does the Story of Modernity Begin?" a lecture by Cemal Kafadar, Vehbi Koç Professor of Turkish Studies at Harvard...

Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute Launches Second Annual Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program

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Harvard professors and alumni offer unique opportunity for first generation college students from Africa, Middle East, and South Asia.   Harvard University professors will welcome 70 first-generation college students from Africa, Middle East, and South...

HARVARD OPEN HOUSE IN TUNIS, Admissions to Harvard College Presented to Tunisian Students

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Students, parents and counselors are cordially invited to a program about undergraduate education at Harvard University. Please join: Maxwell Dikkers Senior Admissions Officer Harvard College Mr. Dikkers will address issues of particular concern to...

Presentation of the Second Annual Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program to Tunisian First-Generation College Students

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Students and Counselors are cordially invited to a presentation about the Second Annual Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program. The information session will be given through conference-call from Cambridge, Massachusetts by: Meena Hewett Executive Director...

A Lecture by Caitlyn Olson: The Creeds of Muhammad b. Yusuf al-Sanusi

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The Creeds of Muhammad b. Yusuf al-Sanusi (d. 1490) Toward an Understanding of Post-Classical Philosophy and Theology in the Maghrib A lecture by: Caitlyn Olson, NELC PhD Candidate at Harvard University ABSTRACT: During the last two decades, historians...