lecture

Sep 22, 2016

Dr. Waïl Hassan discusses Orientalist discourse in early Lebanese American writing

This article is written by Elizabeth Saylor, the 2016-2016 Khayrallah Center Post-Doctoral Fellow. Saylor’s book project examines the work of a neglected pioneer of the Arabic novel, the Lebanese immigrant writer, journalist, and translator, ‘Afīfa Karam (1883-1924), an important contributor to the nahḍa, or the Arabic cultural renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th…

Apr 15, 2016

Dr. Maha Shuayb’s talk on Syrian refugees draws packed house and lively Q&A

On Monday, April 11, 2016, Dr. Maha Shuayb, the director of the UK-based Centre for Lebanese Studies delivered a public talk titled Bringing Back Hope: The Status of Education of the Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon. A packed room on NC State University’s campus of over 80 people, Dr. Shuayb spoke for 40 minutes and…

Apr 9, 2014

Event TODAY! Hear Dr. Akram Khater talk about the history of Arabs in America!

History a la carte: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America Lecture with Dr. Akram Khater Professor of History & Middle East Studies, NC State University Wednesday, April 9, Noon-1pm North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St, Raleigh FREE ADMISSION, Bring your lunch!

Apr 8, 2014

Lecture Event: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America

  History a la carte: Strangers at Home, History of Arabs in America Lecture with Dr. Akram Khater Professor of History & Middle East Studies, NC State University Wednesday, April 9, Noon-1pm North Carolina Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St, Raleigh FREE ADMISSION, Bring your lunch! Here’s a helpful site produced by UNC’s Center for…

Feb 3, 2014

Tomorrow: Exploring Private Life in Ancient Phoenicia

  Our first event, sponsored by the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, for the Spring semester will be a public lecture by Dr. Helen Dixon.   When: TOMORROW, February 4, 4-5:30 PM Where: Withers 331 Hall Subject: “Exploring Private Life in Ancient Phoenicia”   The Phoenicians are famous as a civilization of pioneers – the inventors of the…

Jan 27, 2014

Event Postponed: Exploring the Private of Ancient Phoenicia

Don’t miss Dr. Helen Dixon February 4! When: Tuesday, February 4, 4pm Where: Withers 331 Hall Subject: “Exploring Private Life in Ancient Phoenicia”     Read more about the event:   The Phoenicians are famous as a civilization of pioneers – the inventors of the first alphabet, the first recorded sailors to circumnavigate Africa, even the purported discoverers…

Jan 21, 2014

Exploring Private Life in Ancient Phoenicia

  Our first event, sponsored by the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, for the Spring semester will be a public lecture by Dr. Helen Dixon.    When: Tuesday, January 28, 4-5:30 PM Where: Withers 331 Hall Subject: “Exploring Private Life in Ancient Phoenicia”   The Phoenicians are famous as a civilization of pioneers – the inventors of the…