Israel/Palestine as a Shared Homeland
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
7 p.m., GMCS 333
Professor David Wesley is an anthropologist at Tel Aviv University, and is author of State Practices and Zionist Images: Shaping Economic Development in Arab Towns in Israel.

Africa and Darfur: Humanitarian Intervention
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
7 p.m., Arts and Letters, room 201
Cosponsored by The Charles Hostler Institute for World Affairs and the Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace
Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman Professor of Government in the Departments of Anthropology and Political Science at Columbia University, and Director of Columbia's Institute of African Studies. Professor Mamdani's reputation as an expert in African history, politics and international relations has made him an important voice in contemporary debates about Africa, and his book Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism won the 1998 Herskovits Award of the African Studies Association.

Film Screening of Monsieur Ibrahim, starring Omar Sherif
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
7 p.m. North Education 60
Screening will be followed by a discussion of the movie.

Perspectives on Gender in Muslim Societies
Sunday, March 8th, 2009 (International Women's Day)
1:00-4:30 p.m., Aztec Athletics Auditorium
Co-sponsored by the Department of Women's Studies
Professor Suzanne Brenner, UCSD
Professor Lara Deeb, University of California, Irvine
Professor Nayereh Tohidi, California State University Northridge

Each of these renowned Women's Studies specialists will give a talk on central studies and debates on gender issues in a specific geographical location, with special focus on Indonesia, Lebanon, and Iran. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A panel featuring all three speakers.

Theatre of the World Festival 2009
Many Stories, Many Truths: Voices of the Middle East
Day Long Festival Event, Saturday, March 14, 2009
Co-sponsored by the School of Theatre, Film, and Television, the Jewish Studies Program, the President's Leadership Fund, Center for the Visual and Performing Arts and Brita and Dick Davis.

A fun filled festival for the whole family. Featuring plays, music, and dance representing a range of Middle Eastern cultures. Includes a lively, free 'Fringe' festival with interactive arts and crafts, food, street performers and a giant puppet parade. For more information, please visit http://tyme.sdsu.edu/index.php?page=totw2009