Center for Middle East Studies

Faculty Spotlight

At Brown, Babadi will be making connections between the transformations of intimacy in contemporary Iran and the recent feminist revolutionary movement (Woman Life Freedom) that is led by women demanding their rights to bodily autonomy and the freedom to choose their social and intimate lifestyles.
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Miled Faiza discusses the role poetry has played in his life, from journeys into translation and teaching, to inspiring students and changing perspectives of the Arab world
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Michelle Quay traces her path from growing up as a non-native Persian speaker in the midst of "Tehrangeles" to translating Persian literature
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Alex Winder furthers his research on indigenous forms of extralegal justice among Palestinian communities while teaching on the relationship between ancient and modern conceptions of the Middle East
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