College of Arts & Humanities

The College of Arts and Humanities presents
CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
Teaching about the Middle East in the 21st Century
October 16 – 18
Middle Eastern Studies scholars from across the world will come together for the first West Coast conference on teaching about the Middle East in the 21st century. .

Thursday, October 16
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Haleh Afshar, OBE, University of York,
“Islam and Feminisms” at the Alice Peters Auditorium
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Friday, October 17
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Juan Cole, University of Michigan,
“Making Iraq Understandable” in the Peters Education Center
8:00 PM

Saturday, October 18
10:30 AM - 12 PM
"What the Future Has in Store for the Middle East"
Satellite Student Union