The Policy of the U.S. in the Middle East After the War on Gaza
On April 3, 2025, the Fares Center hosted Professor Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East
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Events
The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies organizes and sponsors public lectures, conferences, and roundtables showcasing a diversity of voices both within and outside the region. The Center utilizes the talents and knowledge of Fletcher and Tufts students as well as the diversity of the Boston community to promote rigorous interdisciplinary analysis and open dialogue on issues related to the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean regions.
The Fares Center Open House
On Thursday, September 12th, 2024, Fletcher students, both new and returning, visited the Fares Center for an Open House and
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Sahar Aziz and Peter Beinart: Keynote Panel at the Fares Center International Conference 2024
Keynote speakers Sarah Aziz and Peter Beinart joined Day 2 of the Fares Center International Conference to discuss “The Middle
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Fares Center International Conference Keynote Speaker Lisa Anderson on “The Middle East and the United States: Entangled Systems”
Lisa Anderson delivered the keynote address for the Fares Center International Conference. She explained that her title, “Entangled Systems,” was
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Mass Starvation and Repercussions of the ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order on Gaza with Professors Alex deWaal and Tom Dannenbaum
The Fares Center Seminar on the Middle East: Mass Starvation and Repercussion of the ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order on Gaza
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Mother of Strangers: Memoirs of Jaffa, a vanquished city with author Suad Amiry
On Tuesday, December 12th the Fares Center hosted a talk with acclaimed novelist Suad Amiry, author of six works of
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Popular religiosity and the demise of the Arab Jew: The Festival of Simon the Just with Professor Salim Tamari
On Tuesday, November 28th, the Fares Center hosted a talk on Popular religiosity and the demise of the Arab Jew:
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Israel, Hamas and the World: Examining the geopolitical, legal and human security impacts of the conflict
On Wednesday, November 15th, the Fares Center participated in a Fletcher School-wide event organized by some of the most prominent
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“Israel-Hamas War”: Tackling the root causes from an international law perspective, with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Jointly organized with the Murrow Center On Tuesday, October 31st, the Fares Center and the Murrow Center hosted Francesca Albanese,
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Colonialism and its Legacies in the Middle East with Professors Leila Fawaz and Elisabeth Leake
On Tuesday, October 24th, the Fares Center hosted a seminar on Colonialism and its Legacies in the Middle East with
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