Call for the Dr. Atiyeh Prize 2022
“The George Atiyeh Prize offers financial aid to attend the annual meetings of MELA…”
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“The George Atiyeh Prize offers financial aid to attend the annual meetings of MELA…”
Call for the Dr. Atiyeh Prize 2022 Read More »
“Are you graduating soon with an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in Middle East studies…”
Careers in Middle East Librarianship: Workshop Read More »
“The deadline for applying is September 30th 2021,”
Call for George N. Atiyeh Prize 2021 Read More »
“We will invite librarians, archivists, conservators, curators, and other cultural heritage workers and information professionals from around the world to discuss working with Middle Eastern library collections…”
Season Two of Social Justice Lecture Series Announced: GoFundMe Launched! Read More »
“Can we reject such white-centric, Euro-centric, orientalist, colonialist practices of description?”
Re-Centering the Bench Read More »
We strongly condemn Israeli attacks on historic Palestine…
MELA Affirms Solidarity with the Palestinian People Read More »
The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a virtual lecture with Azadeh Vatanpour as part of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Social Justice Lecture Series 2020-2021 season, Stories and Silences: Research on Race in the Middle East. The lecture will be on April 27th, 2021, at 11AM EDT (UTC -4). This lecture *will not be recorded*, so
Challenges of Diversity: Nationalism and Minorities in Iran Read More »
The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a virtual lecture with Matthew Hopper as part of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Social Justice Lecture Series 2020-2021 season, Stories and Silences: Research on Race in the Middle East. The lecture will be on March 18th, 2021, at 11AM EST (UTC -5). This lecture *will not be recorded*,
Slaves of One Master: Globalization and Slavery in Arabia in the Age of Empire Read More »
The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a virtual lecture with Tiffany Bradley as part of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Social Justice Lecture Series 2020-2021 season, Stories and Silences: Research on Race in the Middle East. The lecture will be on February 18th, 2021, at 11AM EST (UTC -5). This lecture will be recorded, though as
Revisioning Research: Looking at Identity and Visual Culture Read More »
The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a virtual lecture with Dr. Beeta Baghoolizadeh as part of the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Social Justice Lecture Series 2020-2021 season, Stories and Silences: Research on Race in the Middle East. The lecture will be on January 21st, 2021, at 11AM EST (UTC -5), and *will not be recorded*, so we
“We had no slaves in Iran”: Uncovering Evidence of an Erased History Read More »