Calendar of Events
Week beginning Monday 11 February 2013
Monday 11 February 2013
9.15am:
- 1 Week Political Islam Programme
Various Speakers
This is a one week programme offered by the London Middle East Institute, SOAS and SOAS Enterprise.
Convened by Dr Khaled Hroub
5.30pm:
- Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things" (1997)
Kavita Ramdya (SOAS)
Tuesday 12 February 2013
11.30am:
1.00pm:
2.30pm:
Wednesday 13 February 2013
All Day:
- Urban Violence in the Middle East: Histories of Place and Event
- In spite of its relevance to contemporary events the history of public violence in Middle Eastern cities has not yet been the subject of systematic academic debate.
5.00pm:
- World Radio Day: New Perspectives on Radio
Tim Williams, Non-Executive Director and Deputy Director of the UK National Commission for UNESCO; Eric Chinje, Director of Communications, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Dr. Mary Myers, Radio in Africa Expert; Chaired by Dr Seraphin Kamdem, SOAS
5.30pm:
- Keynote - Urban Violence in the Middle East: Histories of Place and Event
Professor Charles Tripp
6.30pm:
Thursday 14 February 2013
9.00am:
- Seminar on the Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion
This seminar is intended to further our understanding of these bronze objects by sharing the results of the scientific analyses and the historical and art-historical investigations that have taken place in the last ten years.
Friday 15 February 2013
11.00am:
Saturday 16 February 2013
7.00pm:
- A Concert: Rumi's Spiritual Odyssey
An inspiring and beautiful performance put together by Light of Music evoking the life journey of Mowlana Jalaledin Balkhi.
