Post Tagged with: "Ziad Abu-Rish"

Film: ‘Wadjda,’ March 23

Film: ‘Wadjda,’ March 23

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents Wadjda on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. This film (directed by Haifaa al-Mansour) tells the story of an 11-year-old Saudi girl living in the capital of the kingdom, Riyadh. Weaving together the politics of class, gender, […]

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March 23, 2015 at 6:30 pmEvents

Film: Forget Baghdad, March 16

Film: Forget Baghdad, March 16

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents Forget Baghdad on Monday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. The documentary (directed by Samir) tells the story of four Baghdadi-Jews, all former members of the Iraqi Communist Party during the 1940s and 1950s. The four elderly protagonists are […]

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March 16, 2015 at 8:15 pmEvents

War and Peace | Political Islam and Islamist Groups on North Africa, March 11

War and Peace | Political Islam and Islamist Groups on North Africa, March 11

The War and Peace theme is co-sponsoring an Africa & War and Peace Lecture Series with the African Studies Program and the Institute for the African Child. On Wednesday, March 11, between noon and 1 p.m. in Baker 231, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, discusses the broader historical […]

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March 11, 2015 at 9:30 pmEvents

Film: Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (Asfur al-Sath), Feb. 16

Film: Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (Asfur al-Sath), Feb. 16

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (Asfur al-Sath) on Monday, Feb. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. Exploring the patriarchal apparatus of manhood in contemporary Tunisia, this film (directed by Ferid Boughdir) tells the story of a boy going through […]

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February 16, 2015 at 8:15 pmEvents

Abu-Rish Interviewed on ISIS, Developments Across Middle East

Abu-Rish Interviewed on ISIS, Developments Across Middle East

Recent developments in the Middle East, including the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. bombing campaigns and ISIS in Syria and Iraq, and the situations in Egypt, Yemen, and Libya were all discussed as Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of Middle East History at Ohio University, was […]

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February 10, 2015 at 10:21 amFaculty in the News In the News

Film: The ‘Other’ Threat: Arab and Muslim Immigrants in Europe, Feb. 2

Film: The ‘Other’ Threat: Arab and Muslim Immigrants in Europe, Feb. 2

The Middle East and North Africa Film Series presents The “Other” Threat: Arab and Muslim Immigrants in Europe on Monday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in Baker Center 231. This documentary (directed by Bassam Haddad) reveals the history and contemporary politics of Arab/Muslim migration to two European countries that featured terrorist attacks […]

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February 2, 2015 at 11:45 pmEvents

New: Spring 2015 Middle East and North Africa Film Series

New: Spring 2015 Middle East and North Africa Film Series

In Spring 2015, a number of Ohio University departments, centers, and programs are teaming up to present six films that highlight various aspects of historical and contemporary life in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The series showcases both documentaries and feature films, covering various geographic areas and […]

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January 22, 2015 at 8:25 amAnnouncements News