 April 23, 2013 @ 7:00pm
Johnson Center Cinema George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club "Caramel" is a romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut.
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 April 22, 2013 @ 1:30pm
Lecture Hall 1 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club Featuring... Tania El Khoury, artist Abir Saksou, architect and urbanist Petra Serhal, performer and producer Nothing to Declare is a research-based lecture performance that explores borders within Lebanon, those between Lebanon and its neighbors, and across the Arab world. Our journey starts at a derelict train station in Beirut, and continues as each one of us sets off on a different trip following one of the three train tracks that used to connect Lebanese cities with each other and with other Arab cities. Our travels include visits to sites along the train tracks and abandoned stations to discover past and present uses of these spaces as playgrounds, makeshift housing, torture chambers and military bases. We aim to tour this project throughout the Arab world, including Palestine. In each Arab country, the performance will be expanded through site-specific oral history about people’s mobility in that particular country and about our journey crossing the borders to get there. Nothing to Declare can be viewed at any point during our four-year journey across the Arab world, though it will never be the same performance it was. Audiences can also follow the Nothing to Declare journey on our travel blog.  Opening & Meet the Artist: April 17, 2013 @ 3:00pm
Exhibition: April 17, 2013 - May 3, 2013 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program About the Artist: Manal is a Palestinian-American artist who was born in Ramallah, Palestine, and moved to the United States in 1986 (www.manaldeeb.com). Hergoal is to bring her Palestinian heritage to speak across times and places. Her work is adapted from the history and presence of Palestine. Manal's work reflects issues of identity and memory, issues that for her are so pertinent in recollecting her Palestinian origin. She uses textured surfaces to convey memory's persistence and perserverance. In some cases, by incorporating words from the Quran, Manal is trying to capture the wisdom and power of the verses in order to communicate their imaginative energy. Most recently, thirty artwork pieces have been shown at the United Nations visitor exhibit floor in the City of New York for about three months. The International Musuem of Art for Women has also recently chosen one of Manal's famous art pieces "Appeal" as part of their gallery under "Muslima" event. Manal studied Studio Arts at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and got her Bachelor Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) with a concentration in Psychology of Art from George Mason University.  April 17, 2013 @ 6:00pm
Mason Hall D005 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Presented by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University's Middle East Studies Program, Public and International Affairs Department, Graduate Political Science Society The relationship between theories of the state and political/social science is paramount. As an analytical topic, "theories of the state" lies at the intersection of empirical and theoretical inquiry. State institutions, structures, and categories formed the background of most contemporary concerns with politics. Even when not directly linked to state mechanisms, our ways of thinking often retain concepts related to state power. Politics in the twenty-first century still requires thinking about and engaging with the state. These scholars illustrated many different ways to work in the shadow of the state. Moderator Ahsan Butt Char Miller | Dronology: Reigning From Above | Bassam Haddad | Between Autonomy, Neutrality, and Instrumentality: The Development State | Matthew Scherer | Reflections on the State Form: Ancient, Modern, and Post Modern | Jo-Marie Burt | States of War: Latin America's 'Dirty Wars' and their Aftermaths | David Wilsford | Black Box or Sectoral Colonies: Aggregating and Disaggregating the Modern State | Mariely Lopez-Santana | Theories of the State: Welfare States |  April 11, 2013 @ 4:30pm
Johnson Center, Room F George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Presented by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program, Global Interdisciplinary Programs, and the Center for Global Islamic Studies Featuring... Roger Owen, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Harvard University This event discussed Owen's most recent publication, The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents of for Life, a political history of an era when most presidents were becoming more monarchical, which effectively came to an end with the revolutions of the "Arab Spring."  April 9, 2013 @ 5:00pm
Johnson Center Cinema George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program at Mason's I-Week This film is set in Egypt where a female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.  April 3, 2013 @ 5:00pm
Johnson Center Cinema George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Presented by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University's Middle East Studies Program, the Middle East Etc Film Club, the Graduate Political Science Society, and the Human Rights and Global Justice Working Group A 10-year anniversary screening of "About Baghdad" featuring a Q&A with director Bassam Haddad |
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