Ahmad Nader Nadery Former Chair of Independent Civil Service Commission in Kabul, and Member of the Peace Negotiation Team for Afghanistan The Taliban’s Return to Power and Its Implications for Afghanistan…
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Women, Public Spaces, and Social Participation in Iran
Published: October 18, 2021زنان و مشارکت اجتماعی در فضاهای عمومی Zoom Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiJGAxyRQsSb-YhjTbofvg Since the beginning of the Islamic revolution, Iranian women have been the focus of the Islamization of public spaces….
Read MorePanel 2: Economic Challenges – The Politics of Water and Gender
Published: October 15, 2021Recent Developments and Changes in Iran Series Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 11:30am Pacific Time via Zoom Panel in Persian Registration Required Reza Ghorashi (Stockton University) Economic Challenges of Ebrahim…
Read MorePanel 1: Health & Public Health Policy Political & Social Changes
Published: October 5, 2021Recent Developments and Changes in Iran Series Registration Required Sahar Motallebi (Lund University) The Public Health Structure and the Management of the Corona Crisis in Iran Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Virginia…
Read MoreDr. Domenico Ingenito on KCRW
Published: May 25, 2021On Thursday, May 27, the NELC Department’s own Dr. Domenico Ingenito appeared on the KCRW radio show, Bookworm, hosted by Michael Silverblatt, to talk about Persian literature and the opportunities…
Read MoreUCLA Recruitment: Eastern Armenian Language Lecturer, JFP06425
Published: May 11, 2021The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach three courses in Elementary Modern Eastern Armenian and three courses in Intermediate Modern Eastern Armenian during the…
Read MoreUCLA Recruitment: Arabic Language Lecturer, UC Recruit JFP06392
Published: May 11, 2021The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach Elementary Arabic and an Arabic-language pedagogy course (six courses) during the 2021-2022 academic…
Read MoreTributes: Herbert A. Davidson
Published: May 7, 2021The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is saddened to announce the passing of Professor Herbert A. Davidson (1932-2021), Professor Emeritus of Hebrew. Information about the funeral arrangements can…
Read MoreThe Sheikh’s House at Quseir al-Qadim: New Book by Dr. Katherine Burke
Published: April 22, 2021The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department is proud to announce the publication of The Sheikh’s House at Quseir al-Qadim: Documenting a Thirteenth-Century Red Sea Port By Katherine Strange Burke,…
Read MoreDr. Michael Cooperson Wins Sheikh Zayed Award
Published: April 22, 2021The Near Eastern Language and Cultures Department is thrilled to announce that our own Dr. Michael Cooperson has just won the 2020/21 Sheikh Zayed Award Translation Prize for his Arabic…
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