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Middle East Center

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December 2009

Wednesday December 16, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Seattle, 8th Ave. and Seneca

Ian Lustic, University of Pennsylvania; Keith Weissman, Former Director of AIPAC Iran Desk; Trita Parsi, Director, National Iranian-American Council

Middle East Center, Jewish Studies, UW; AFS, Jewish Voice for Peace, UN Association

206-632-0662, extension 30

NOTE: This is a ticketed event. Tickets are $10, visit: htt://brownpapertickets.com/event89086

January 2010

Thursday January 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Kane Hall, Rm 210, UW-Seattle Campus

Introduced by Hussein Elkhafaifi, Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization

Middle East Center, Jackson School Outreach Centers, Jackson School Student Association, University of Washington

mecuw@uw.edu

 "Bent Familia." Tunisia, 1997. 105 minutes

SYNOPSIS:  Three modern North African women, on the brink of self-awareness, discover the power of friendship. Aida is caught in an unhappy marriage and Amina is recently divorced when they meet Fatiha, an Algerian refugee, who is on the threshold of a new life in Europe. Fatiha serves as the impetus for Amina and Aida to question their fates. This is the moving story of unique friendships between three educated women, who although anxious to live in a modern world, are nevertheless trapped by the limitations of their society. Arabic with English subtitles.

Part of the SMAK 2010 International Film Series (See Movies at Kane) showing every Thursday night: January 14---March 18, 2010.

No tickets required / Free and open to the public

Please note that this event does not provide clock hours to teachers.

All showings at 7:00 p.m., Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle.

February 2010

Thursday February 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Kane Hall, Rm 210, UW-Seattle Campus

Brief introduction to the movie by Assistant Professor Firoozeh Papan-Matin, Near East Languages & Civilization

Sponsored by the Middle East Center and the Jackson School Student Association, Jackson School of International Studies

For more information, visit: http://jsis.washington.edu/smak/

 "Persepolis." French, 2007, 96 minutes

SYNOPSIS: An animated film based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and ends with her as a 22-year-old expatriate. With the revolution, everything changed for Marjane. Suddenly girls and boys had to use different doors to enter the school; she had to cover herself with a dark robe; people began to disappear. Eventually her parents send her abroad to receive a European education, but she is miserable: she loves her family and country too much to stay away. After a brief return and a failed marriage, Marjane leaves Iran for good. French, Persian, and German with English subtitles.

Part of the SMAK 2010 International Film Series (See Movies at Kane) showing every Thursday night: January 14---March 18, 2010.

No tickets required / Free and open to the public

Please note that this event does not provide clock hours to teachers.

All showings at 7:00 p.m., Kane Hall, Room 210, University of Washington, Seattle.

April 2010

Wednesday April 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Kane Hall, Rm 210

Roy Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History, Harvard University

Middle East Center

mecuw@uw.edu

Part of the "Global Focus 2010 Series, sponsored by the Jackson School of International Studies