“We had no slaves in Iran”: Uncovering Evidence of an Erased History

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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 […]

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Slavery, Race and the Archives in Morocco: Upcoming Lecture by Dr. Chouki El Hamel

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The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a lecture with Dr. Chouki El Hamel 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 December 17th, 2020, at 11AM EST (UTC -5). **This lecture will not be recorded.

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Imagining Africa in Arabic Popular Literature: Upcoming Lecture by Rachel Schine

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UPDATE: You can now view the recorded session on the MELA YouTube channel. The MELA Social Justice Committee will host a lecture with Dr. Rachel Schine 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

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Notes from the Field: Upcoming Lecture by Zavier Wingham

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Important update, 9/23/20: The link for this lecture has been changed. Please click here to join! No registration required! Zavier Wingham will give a talk on, “Notes from the Field: On Researching Blackness, Slavery, and the African Diaspora in the Ottoman Empire!” The lecture will be held on September 24th, 2020, at 12PM EDT (UTC -4).

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MELA Social Justice Lecture Series: “Stories and Silences: Research on Race in the Middle East”

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The Social Justice Committee of the Middle East Librarians Association is thrilled to announce our new lecture series. We will host academic experts to share their current research on social justice-related topics in the Middle East and its diasporas. The lecture series aims to increase awareness of social justice principles in our professional practice and

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