The Women's Movement and the Challenge of Political Islam in Turkey
February 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Zoom
This webpage is home to Middle East and North Africa studies, research, and programs at the University of Oklahoma.
Welcome to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) webpage at the University of Oklahoma. MENA covers peoples, cultures, and lands that relate to the Middle East, the Sahel and West Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and their diasporas.
The University of Oklahoma offers:
MENA content courses in 7 departments:
5 research centers with MENA programming and projects:
The Women's Movement and the Challenge of Political Islam in Turkey
February 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Zoom
Announcing the African Studies Institute Study Abroad Scholarship!
The African Studies Institute is pleased to provide scholarships of $750 each for a limited number of students studying abroad with the Summer Faculty-Led program in Tanzania.
DEADLINE: March 3, 2023
Women, Life, Freedom: Whither Iran?
March 29, 3-4 p.m.
Zarrow Hall 145
Kreisky, Israel and Jewish Identity
April 3, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Zoom
#YemenCan'tWait: Civil Actors and Justice Work in Yemen
April 3, 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Zarrow Hall 145 and Zoom
Every Friday, 2-3 p.m.
Kaufman Hall 230
Join us every Friday for conversation, tutoring and a taste of Persian culture. For more information, contact Marjan Seirafi-Pour at marjan@ou.edu.
Spring 2023 Persian Tutoring
Every Wednesday, 1-2 p.m.
Farzaneh Hall 319
Take advantage of free tutoring sessions to improve you pronunciation, advance your reading and writing skills, and practice conversation with our student tutor Anahita Niknejad.
Anahita was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. One of her main interests since high school has been Persian literature and language. Anahita is studying Landscape Architecture at the University of Oklahoma's Gibbs College of Architecture. Her favorite subject in this field is the preservation of historical buildings and environments.
For more information on Persian tutoring, contact Marjan Seirafi-Pour at marjan@ou.edu.
November 9, 2022: The Center for Middle East Studies, the Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies and the Institute for US-China Issues, co-sponsored a talk with Ambassador Chas Freeman, Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University.
Top photo: Moussa Idrissi from Pexels
