Week of May 9, 2022
News and Announcements
When world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and his Bach Project visited Tunisia in March 2022, it was the realization of plans set in motion over two years earlier with help from members of the CMES Tunisia community. Read the story here.
For over six years, CMES Tunisia Administrative and Program Manager Sihem Lamine has been facilitating research projects, organizing public events, and helping visiting students and faculty navigate and enjoy the resources and opportunities that Tunisia has to offer. Read her story here.
This Week at CMES
Monday, May 9 (all day) to Friday, May 13, 2022 (all day) / Via Zoom: Register here
A historic symposium series bringing together diverse voices from leading scholars of Shi’a thought and identity across Zaydi, Ismaili, Alevi, Alawite, Bektashi, and Twelver Ja'fari Muslim traditions and beyond at Harvard University with 5 panels and 25 speakers.
Co-sponsors: Committee on the Study of Religion, HDS, Henry Luce Foundation, Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program, Harvard Asia Center, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Institute of Ismaili Studies
Contact: Payam Mohseni
Thursday, May 12, 2022 / 12:30-1:30pm / Via Zoom: Register here
Sigalit Gal, Visiting Scholar, CMES, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
38 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.495.4055 / cmes@fas.harvard.edu