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The Arabic Circle is a weekly lecture in Arabic at the University of Chicago's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. This lecture series includes social, cultural and academic discussions about the Arabic-speaking world and is led by faculty, students and visiting scholars. The opinions of the speakers are their own. Background pattern created by ransie3.
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- Noha Forster: Nostalgic images of Egypt’s past
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- Usama Canon: Learning Arabic in its various forms
- Orit Bashkin: Transit camps in early Israel
- Kevin Blankinship: Death and decay in poetry
- Nareman Taha & Rima Najia: Arab-American Social Services
- Ahmed Alqarni: What makes language beautiful?
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- Muhammad Eissa: In Memory of Farouk Moustafa
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Embodying Revolution and Democracy: A Literary Approach to the Arab Spring
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Embodying Revolution and Democracy:
A Literary Approach to the Arab Spring
تجسيد الثورة والديموقراطية: قراءة أدبية في الربيع العربي
by Haitham Ibrahim — هيثم إبراهيم
Haitham is a PhD student in Comparative Literature, University of Chicago,
specializing in modern … Continue reading
My Trip to Egypt
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
“My Trip to Egypt”
رحلتي إلى مصر
by Farouk Mustafa — فاروق مصطفى
Recorded September 30, 2011
MP3
The Band “Eskenderella” and the Songs of the Egyptian Revolution
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
The Band “Eskenderella” and the Songs of the Egyptian Revolution
فرقة اسكندرللا وأغاني الثورة المصرية
by Amina Mohamed — امينة محمد
Recorded May 27, 2011
MP3 / Lyrics (PDF)
سحور ابو الطيب — حيوا أهل الشام
كلمات: فؤاد حداد … Continue reading
Muslims in France
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Muslims in France
مسلمون في فرنسا
by Camille Harrison — كاميل هاريسون
Associate Professor of Arabic and French
Department of Modern Languages
Oakton Community College, Illinois
PhD Candidate in Modern Arabic Literature
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
University of Sorbonne, … Continue reading
In Memory of Jibran Khalil Jibran
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
In Memory of Jibran Khalil Jibran
في ذكرى جبران خليل جبران
by Maron Soueid — مارون سويد
Recorded May 6, 2011
MP3
Al-Farazdaq’s Chat With the Devil
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
“O Iblīs, I have served you for seventy years!”:
Al-Farazdaq’s Chat With the Devil
أطَعْتُكَ يا إبلِيسُ سَبْعِينَ حِجّةً : حوار الفرزدق مع ابليس
by Kevin Blankinship — كيڤن بلانكشيپ
Kevin is a PhD student in NELC, University … Continue reading
Poetry, Song, and Word: The Egyptian Revolution
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Poetry, Song, and Word: The Egyptian Revolution
شعر و أغنية و كلمة…ثورة مصر
by Dina Yehia — دينا يحيا
Dina is a first-year student at the Divinity School, University of Chicago.
Recorded April 22, 2011
MP3
Environmental Sustainability in the Middle East
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Environmental Sustainability in the Middle East
الاستدامة البيئية في الشرق الأوسط
by Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Ali al-Nuaimi — الشيخ عبد العزيز بن علي النعيمي
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/green-sheikh-reaches-out-to-youth
http://www.buildgreen.ae/v1/Content.aspx?sID=5&fID=189
Recorded April 8, 2011
MP3
The Aesthetic Imaging in the Qur’an
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
The Aesthetic Imaging in the Qur’an
التصوير الفني في القرآن
by Eman Gamaal — ايمان جمال
Eman Gamaal is a graduate student at the Divinity School in the University of Chicago.
Recorded April 1, 2011
MP3
Observations from the Revolution
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents:
Observations from the Revolution
ملاحظات من الثورة
by Farouk Mustafa and Amina Abd el-Alim — فاروق مصطفى وأمينة عبد العليم
This is a free-form presentation by two of the Arabic faculty at the University of Chicago, Farouk … Continue reading