Wednesday 2/11 10:10-11:05
Iraq: Land of Many Sects
Prof. Orit Bashkin (University of Chicago)
101 Barnard Hall
(Sponsored by MECA Program)

Sunday, 2/22 2 pm
Digging into Long Island's Past
Jenna Coplin (Hofstra University)
Community Church of East Williston
ROSLYN ROAD AND HILLSIDE AVENUE

Friday 2/27-Sunday 3/1
Darwin's Legacy: Early Human Evolution in Africa
American Museum of Natural History
free conference, but ticket required
http://www.nycep.org/

Monday, 3/2 2:55-4:20
Islam without Submission
Dr. Anouar Majid (University of New England)
101 Barnard Hall
(Sponsored by MECA Program)

Thursday 3/12-Saturday 3/14
Darwin's Reach
A Celebration of Darwin's Legacy Across Academic Disciplines
free Hofstra University conference

Sunday 3/15
New Light on the period of the Maccabees:
Excavations at Tel Kedesh
Dr. Andrea Berlin
Breslin Hall, 105

Monday 4/27 3-4:30
THE MAKING OF MODERN IRAQ FORUM
Dr. Orit Bashkin (Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago)
Dr. Magnus Bernhardsson (Professor of History at Williams College)
Dr. Eric Davis (Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University),
Dr. Bassam Yousif (Professor of Economics at Indiana State University) Nida al-Ahmad (Department of Political Science at the New School)
(Sponsored by MECA Program and
The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq)