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combines the strengths of a major research university with the
bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. Since its
opening in fall 1965, UCI has become internationally recognized
for efforts that are improving lives through research and
discovery, fostering excellence in scholarship and teaching, and
engaging and enriching the community.
With more than 24,000 students, 1,400 faculty members and 8,100
staff, UCI is among the fastest-growing campuses in the University
of California system. Increasingly a first-choice campus for
students, UCI ranks among the top U.S. universities in the number of
undergraduate applications and, for fall 2004, the campus admitted
the most academically competitive freshman class in its history."
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Past Events
AMERICAN EAST FILM SCREENING
November 2, 2007
UNIVERSAL HARMONY
October 28, 2007
YOUNG MIDDLE EASTERN ARTISTS
October 31, 2007
Wednesday
February 28, 2007
Time:
7:00 pm-8:00 pm:
Location:
HH 262
Light Refreshments will be served.
For more information email: ucimessi@gmail.com
Donations will be accepted for the
advancement of a Middle East Studies Program @ UC Irvine
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"The Middle... What?"
This event is meant to showcase a documentary MESSI members actually created themselves. Last week, a few of us went around campus and interviewed UCI students and asked them simple questions about the Middle East, for example "What language do they speak in Israel?" "Where is Iraq" etc... The answers were pretty interesting. The documentary will be a compilation of the interviews as well as more clips from the ME and clips of MESSI in action. The aim of this film is to promote MESSI awareness, depict the dangers of ignorance, and in turn proving the necessity of MESSI as a group fighting for education on the ME. This is definitely an event you dont want to miss. Please bring all your friends, it should be great!
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*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations NOT required. |
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Tuesday
February 27, 2007
Time:
6:00 pm-7:30 pm:
Location:
SSL 206
For more information email:
ucimessi@gmail.com
Donations will be accepted for the
advancement of a Middle East
Studies Program @ UC Irvine |
A Gathering In The Middle East
A night to mingle with fellow classmates. A night geared towards integrating individuals of different backgrounds. A night furthering the knowledge of students a like. Furthermore, this night will advise the students of new curriculum focused in the middle east, the Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies, and much more...
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*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations NOT required. |
Monday
November 20, 2006
Time:
7:00 pm-10:00 pm:
Location:
Clair Trevor School of the Arts, UCI Studio Arts Building, Room 260 and 265
For more information email: ucimessi@gmail.com
Donations will be accepted for the
advancement of a Middle East Studies Program @ UC Irvine |
Middle Eastern Arts and Poetry Night
Various expert Middle Eastern artists from diverse backgrounds. Artists expertise range from approximately 10-30 years.. It will also include an exhibition of classic pieces of sculptures, carpets and painting collected from around the Middle East.
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*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations NOT required. |
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Tuesday
November 22, 2006
Time:
7:00 pm-10:00 pm:
Location:
Social Science Lab 290
For more information email:ucimessi@gmail.com
Donations will be accepted for the
advancement of a Middle East Studies Program @ UC Irvine
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Syrian and Persian Movie Night
Featuring Film showings and Speakers:
Classic Syrian Cinema Film At Our Listeners' Request by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid & Color of Friend directed and produced by Bita Shafipour
Classic Syrian Cinema Film At Our Listeners' Request by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid
Synopsis: Tuesday in small-town Syria in 1969 means only one thing: gathering at the local bigwig's house to hear the popular radio show *At Our Listeners' Request* To a nostalgic soundtrack of classic Arabic ballads, the film's cast of oddball characters pursue their dreams and romances, but the radio brings more than they bargained for: news of the Apollo moon landing, reports of bombings on the border with Israel. And when the town's young hero is drafted, the radio's songs become more poignant still.
Persian Short Film: Color of Friend directed and produced by Bita Shafipour
Synopsis: Soudabeh reunites with her artistic essence and finds love again, by meeting and falling for an artist who unknowingly changes the direction of her paintings and her view on art and love. (15 mins)
Speakers: Producer/Director Ahmad Zahra & Producer/Director Bita Shafipour
Ahmad Zahra was born in Damascus, Syria and raised in both Syria and England. This combination of both Western and Eastern upbringing influences all aspects of his life, including his style as a Filmmaker. After acquiring a Medical Degree from Damascus University, Ahmad went on to study Film, his first passion, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His film experience ranges from development and production to distribution and marketing in both independent and studio pictures. After several years with 20th Century Fox, Ahmad went on to found Zahra Pictures in response to a need in the film market for media that can bridge the gap between cultures and provide accurate and balanced information especially about Islam which is still a highly misunderstood religion. Ahmad will be speaking about the film production in the Middle East and the challenges one faces when making films in and about the Middle East. He will also speak about the Syrian film At Our Listeners' Request, the history and story behind the film http://www.zahrapictures.com/about.html
Producer/Director Bita Shafipour Iranian producer, director and writer, Bita's film "Color of Friend" has been a part of the Miami Short Film Festival and the LA ShortsFest. She will be speaking about her film Color of Friend.
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*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations NOT required.
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June 2, 2006 (Friday)*
7:30 pm: Engineering Lecture
Hall 100
For more information, email:
ucisas@gmail.com
Donations will be accepted for the
advancement of a Middle East
Studies Program @ UC Irvine
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Ahmed Ahmed
Born in Helwan, Egypt June
27th, 1970. Parents immigrated to the US when I was 1 month old
and grew up in Riverside, Ca. Moved to Hollywood when I was 19
years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand up comedian.
Attended The Amercican Academy Of Dramatic Arts for one year and
studied with various acting coaches such as Cliff Osmond, Ivana
Chubbock, and Sandy Marshall. He can be seen on the show Punk'd
and in Fahrenheit 9/11.
Maz Jobrani
Maz is best known for his
role as "Moly" in Ice Cube's "Friday After Next." He has also
guest starred as "The Sikh" on the season finale of last year's
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" along with several other guest stars on
"Law&Order," "The West Wing," "NYPD Blue," "24," "Without a
Trace," "Malcolm in the Middle," and many other shows. Maz played
Glenn, Jennifer Garner's colleague, in last year's film "13 Going
on 30."
Aron Kader
Aron would like to thank his
Palestinian father and Mormon mother for giving him so many
reasons to be a comedian. Raised in the Washington D.C. area Aron
(or Haroun) moved away to Hollywood at nineteen years old to
pursue comedy and acting. After quickly rising up the ranks in the
stand-up circuits he became known as an up and comer. Aron spent a
year in the legendary sketch theatre "The Groundlings" Sunday
company, and now performs regularly in Hollywood at his home club,
"The Comedy Store."
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*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations NOT required.
**Please arrive early, seating is limited!!!
**Sponsored by: The
Society of Arab Students
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June
4, 2006 (Sunday)*
6:00 pm: Crystal Cove
Auditorium
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Classical
Music Night
Four Iranian musicians bring
the stimulating atmosphere of Iran's concert halls to UCI in a
dynamic performance. These Iranian musicians will be
performing mesmerizing melodies composed by Bahram Osqueezadeh,
Iran's vibrant rhythms join forces with the poetic side of Persian
music to create an environment of intense musical contrast. |
*Admission to the event is FREE. Reservations ARE required. Please call
949.413.5371
**Sponsored by: Middle
East Studies Student Initiative, Network of Iranian Professionals
in Orange County, Persian Student Association
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May 7th, 2006
(Sunday)*
1:00 pm: Crystal Cove
Auditorium
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Click Here to Register (Free)
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The Irvine Dialogue**
-The conference will present
six speakers, three representing an Arab/Palestinian perspective
and three representing a Jewish/Israeli perspective.
- The perspectives
represented will be personal; no one is expected to represent an
"official" position of any side or group. Each speaker will make a
short initial presentation in the range of 5 to 10 minutes.
Speakers will then participate in substantial panel discussions
with each other, and time for audience questions will be allowed.
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*Admission to the event is FREE.
**Please download the flyer for more information regarding the
venue, program, and speakers.
**Sponsored by: The
Cordoba Initiative, CLAL – The National Jewish Center for Learning
and Leadership, The American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA),
The UC Irvine Difficult Dialogues Project, and The UCI Center for
Citizen Peacebuilding |
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April 18, 2006*
3:30 pm: Administration 107
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Ishmael Khaldi**
- He is the newly
appointed Deputy Consul General at the Israeli Consulate in San
Francisco. He will be coming to campus to talk about his life.
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*Admission to the event is FREE.
**Sponsored by
Anteaters for Israel; Co-Sponsored by: UCI Political Science
Department, UCI International Studies Department UCI Difficult
Dialogues Project, UCI Center for Citizen Peace building, the
Middle East Studies Student Initiative, Stand With Us and Hasbarah
Fellowships
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April 19th, 2006*
2:30 pm: Social Science
Plaza A 2112
April 19th, 2006*
7:30 pm: Bren Events Center,
Berry Terrace
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The Islam Factor in Western
Popular Cultures: Beyond the Danish Cartoons
Origins of the
Syrian-Lebanese Crisis
-Followed by a reception sponsored by the Middle East Studies
Student Initiative and the National Council of Arab Americans
LA/OC Chapter |
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*As'ad
AbuKhalil is a Professor of Political Science at California State
University, Stanislaus
*Admission to the event is FREE.
**Co-sponsored by: Department of Political Science, UCI
Difficult Dialogues Project, Center for Global Peace and Conflict
Studies, International Studies Program, Center for Citizen
Peacebuilding, and Program in Women's Studies |
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February
27th, 2006*
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Social Science
Lecture Hall 100
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A
Public Forum
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Professors Manuel Hassassian & Edward Kaufman field questions and
discuss the role of civil society in peace building |
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February 13th, 2006*
7-9 pm: Bren Events Center -
Berry Terrace |
Poetry and Art Night
- Featuring Art from Hanna Al Wardi
- Poetry by Dima Hilal
- Demet deAvila reading
poetry by Cahit Kulebi
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February 14th, 2006*
7-9 pm: University Club
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Pianist Zade Dirani
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Renowned Jordanian pianist presenting selections from his "Roads
for Peace" tour
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February 15th, 2006*
6-8 pm: Movie & Discussion
8-10pm: Concert
Crystal Cove Auditorium
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Salman Ahmad
- UN
High Commissioner of Human Rights: Pakistan
- Frontman of Pakistani Rock Band ‘Junoon’
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Performing for the Earthquake Relief Fund
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