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The central forum to study the Middle East at Stanford
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The Middle Eastern Studies Forum welcomes innovative approaches to thinking, researching, and representing the region, along with its diverse peoples, cultures, economies, institutions, and environments, both past and present.
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March
31
Date
Monday, March 31, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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Sectarian identity is among the main determinants of vote choice. In the case of Turkey, the Anatolian Shi'a…
April
3
Date
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:30pm
Location
Tresidder Union
459 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Oak Lounge
459 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Oak Lounge
Join us for a reading and conversation with Mosab Abu Toha, the internationally acclaimed Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist from…
April
7
Date
Monday, April 7, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123
For centuries, Kurdish ruling households occupied a distinctive place in the Ottoman imperial system, yet…
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2025 Program application deadline is Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:59 pm PST.