Please help us give a warm welcome to Adel Ben Bella, the MESGSA Leader for the 2023-2024 academic year. Adel Ben Bella, a filmmaker and curator, is pursuing a Ph.D. in modern culture and media at Brown University. Learn more about him here: watson.brown.edu/cmes/news/2023…

Maktabat Sabīl | Online public library centered around Palestine and the Palestinian liberation struggle. Sabīl hosts user-uploaded documents and offers an automatic OCR service, making a wealth of material in-text searchable. Check it out here: palestinianstudies.org/news/2023/makt…

What role do rituals and day-to-day gestures play in Annabel Daou's art? How does her work connect individual experience to collective action, memory and trauma? More information about "Declarations from the Fleeting Present" and registration: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

As Iranians observed global crises such as apartheid and race riots unfold in South Africa and the United States, they sharpened their understanding of racial politics. Find out more details about this event and how to attend: watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/20…

Due to strict secrecy, censorship, and pervasive fear surrounding prisons, Syrian prisons have not been examined systematically. In this book talk, Üngör offers an examination of Syria’s prison system. Attend in person or watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=h99MeV…

How have women reclaimed their voices for life and freedom? What are the emerging characteristics of Iranian art of protest since the start of the 2022-23 Woman Life Freedom uprising? Learn more in our online panel: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Millions of Palestinians across the world commemorate 'Al Nakba' — In this interview w/ WBUR, Beshara Doumani discusses the context around the 76th anniversary of "Al Nakba," the day in 1948 when British occupation formally ended its mandate in Palestine. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Elias Muhanna Receives John Rowe Workman Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities — The Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards recognize Brown faculty members for sustained and continued excellence in teaching. Congratulations, Elias! dof.brown.edu/resources/teac…