At the April 20, 2019 NYC Cultural Majlis, Ridha Moumni, Aga Khan Fellow at Harvard University, discusses how Tunisian antiques ended up in European museums. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Céline Semaan
In the April 13, 2019 edition of the NYC Cultural Majlis, MIT Media Lab Directors’ Fellow Céline Semaan discusses postcolonialism, design and sustainability. Read more »
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Engages Audience in Discussion of Middle Eastern Art
Visiting lecturer Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discussed and analyzed Middle Eastern Art during a lecture on Wednesday, April 3 and an intimate breakfast with students on Thursday, April 4. Al Qassemi presented dozens of works of Middle Eastern art, using them to teach about political movements in the Middle East. Read more »
NYC Cultural Majlis: Zaheer Ali
Zaheer Ali, Oral Historian at Brooklyn Historical Society, leads a listening session featuring curated excerpts from the Muslims in Brooklyn oral histories collection. Read more »
Dubai Cultural Majlis: Razmig Bedirian
Syrian-Armenian writer Razmig Bedirian reads from his short story Serop at the March 20, 2019 edition of Dubai Cultural Majlis. Read more »
Dubai Cultural Majlis: Samia Halaby
At the March 19th edition of the Dubai Cultural Majlis, Samia Halaby speaks about her journey “From Jerusalem to New York.” Read more »