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<\/p>\n\n Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club in a film screening of the award-winning Lebanese Film "Caramel," on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @ 7:00 PM at George Mason University Johnson Center Cinema. "Caramel" is a romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club in a unique lecture performance by live artist Tania El Khoury, architect and urbanist Abir Saksou and performer and producer Petra Serhal in "Nothing to Declare," on Monday April 22, 2013 @ 1:30 PM at George Mason University Lecture Hall 1.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Nothing to Declare <\/em>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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Nothing to Declare<\/em> 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<\/em> journey on our travel blog.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n The Arab Studies Insitute (ASI), George Mason Universitys' Middle East Studies Program, Public and International Affairs Department, Graduate Political Science Society present Theories of the State: A Methodology Panel on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ 6PM at George Mason Universitys' Mason Hall, Room D005.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n 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 illustrate many different ways to work in the shadow of the state. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Moderator Ahsan Butt<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\n Char Miller<\/strong><\/u> | Dronology: Reigning From Above |<\/p>\n\n Bassam Haddad<\/strong><\/u> | Between Autonomy, Neutrality, and Instrumentality: The Development State |<\/p>\n\n Matthew Scherer<\/strong><\/u> | Reflections on the State Form: Ancient, Modern, and Post Modern |<\/p>\n\n Jo-Marie Burt <\/strong><\/u>| States of War: Latin America's 'Dirty Wars' and their Aftermaths |<\/p>\n\n David Wilsford <\/u><\/strong>| Black Box or Sectoral Colonies: Aggregating and Disaggregating the Modern State |<\/p>\n\n Mariely Lopez-Santana<\/u> <\/strong>| Theories of the State: Welfare States |<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n This event is co-sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program. Meet the artist at the opening on Wednesday, April 17, at 3PM. This exhibit will be on display until May 3rd, 2013. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n About the Artist: <\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n The Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program, Global Interdisciplinary Programs, and the Center for Global Islamic Studies presents, Roger Owen, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Harvard University. This event will discuss his most recent publication, The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents ofor 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." <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n This event will be held at George Mason University, Johnson Center, Room F at 4:30PM on April 11, 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program at Mason's I-Week where they will host " Scheherazade, Tell me a Story."<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n\n The Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason Universitys' Middle East Studies Program, the Middle East Etc Film Club, the Graduate Political Science Society, and the Human Rights and Global Justice Working Group present the 10-year anniversary screening of "About Baghdad" featuring a Q&A with director Bassam Haddad<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Join us on April 3, 2013 at George Mason University's Johnson Center Cinema. This event starts at 5PM.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/i>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n');
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{"by":"Arab Studies Institute (ASI), Middle East Studies Program (GMU), Middle East Etc. Film Club (GMU)","content":" Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club in a film screening of the award-winning Lebanese Film "Caramel," on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @ 7:00 PM at George Mason University Johnson Center Cinema. "Caramel" is a romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut. Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program and Middle East Etc. Film Club in a unique lecture performance by live artist Tania El Khoury, architect and urbanist Abir Saksou and performer and producer Petra Serhal in "Nothing to Declare," on Monday April 22, 2013 @ 1:30 PM at George Mason University Lecture Hall 1. 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. The Arab Studies Insitute (ASI), George Mason Universitys' Middle East Studies Program, Public and International Affairs Department, Graduate Political Science Society present Theories of the State: A Methodology Panel on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ 6PM at George Mason Universitys' Mason Hall, Room D005. 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 illustrate 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 | This event is co-sponsored by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program. Meet the artist at the opening on Wednesday, April 17, at 3PM. This exhibit will be on display until May 3rd, 2013. 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. The Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason University Middle East Studies Program, Global Interdisciplinary Programs, and the Center for Global Islamic Studies presents, Roger Owen, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Harvard University. This event will discuss his most recent publication, The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents ofor 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." This event will be held at George Mason University, Johnson Center, Room F at 4:30PM on April 11, 2013. Join the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program at Mason's I-Week where they will host " Scheherazade, Tell me a Story." 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. The Arab Studies Institute (ASI), George Mason Universitys' Middle East Studies Program, the Middle East Etc Film Club, the Graduate Political Science Society, and the Human Rights and Global Justice Working Group present the 10-year anniversary screening of "About Baghdad" featuring a Q&A with director Bassam Haddad Join us on April 3, 2013 at George Mason University's Johnson Center Cinema. This event starts at 5PM.
\n By Arab Studies Institute (ASI), Middle East Studies Program (GMU), Middle East Etc. Film Club (GMU)\n
\n 04/23/2013 03:00 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: George Mason University Johnson Center Cinema\n <\/p>\n
\nNothing to Declare: A Lecture Performance<\/h2>\n
\n By Tania El Khoury, Abir Saksou and Petra Serhal\n
\n 04/22/2013 09:30 am\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: George Mason University Lecture Hall 1\n <\/p>\n
\nTheories of the State: Methodology Panel<\/h2>\n
\n By Char Miller, Bassam Haddad, Matthew Scherer, Jo-Marie Burt, David Wilsford, Mariely Lopez-Santana and moderated by Ahsan Butt\n
\n 04/17/2013 03:30 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: George Mason Universitys' Mason Hall, Room D005.\n <\/p>\n
\nArt Exhibit: Anamneses<\/h2>\n
\n By Manal Deeb\n
\n 04/17/2013 11:00 am\n - \n 05/03/2013 02:00 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: George Mason University, Johnson Center 123.\n <\/p>\n
\nThe Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life<\/h2>\n
\n By Roger Owen\n
\n 04/11/2013 12:30 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: Johnson Center, Room F.\n <\/p>\n
\nFilm Screening: Scheherzade, Tell me a Story. <\/h2>\n
\n By Arab Studies Insitute and George Mason University Middle East Studies Program\n
\n 04/09/2013 05:00 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: Johnson Center Cinema\n <\/p>\n
\n"About Baghdad," a 10 Year Anniversary<\/h2>\n
\n By Bassam Haddad\n
\n 04/03/2013 01:00 pm\n \n \n <\/span>\n
\n Location: George Mason University Johnson Center Cinema\n <\/p>\n
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Nothing to Declare: A Lecture Performance <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n