Middle-East – Area Committee

Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia’s first female movie director, the BASIS - Middle East Committee is excited to announce that we are hosting a viewing of her award-winning film “Wadjda”, an intimate coming-of-age story about a young girl who is willing to challenge society's boundaries and traditions in order Read more

Join the Middle East Committee this Wednesday in a film viewing of "Skies Above Hebron"! The BASIS Middle East Committee is excited to announce that we are hosting a viewing of the documentary “Skies Above Hebron”, an intimate insight into the lives of three boys living in the occupied Palestinian Read more

🇮🇷 Iranian Embassy Visit 🇮🇷 Are you interested in hearing a different perspective on international politics than what you’re used to? Come join the Middle East Committee on our visit to the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, December 7th at 10:00am! We will be discussing a Read more

Join the Middle East Committee this Wednesday in a film viewing of “You Will Die at Twenty”! The BASIS Middle East Committee is excited to announce that we are hosting a viewing of the film “You Will Die at Twenty”, a Sudanese drama film directed by Amjad Abu Alala, focusing Read more

Join the Middle East Committee on Wednesday the 15th of December (7.15PM-8.30PM) for a lecture and Q&A on the repatriation of IS women and children. After the collapse of the Islamic State’s ‘caliphate,’ thousands of IS fighters and supporters were captured by the Kurdish military and brought to camps or Read more

The BASIS Middle East & Africa Committees present: The Sudanese Revolution: Mini-lecture and Q&A with Dr. H.A.M. Taha of the Van Vollenhoven Institute! 🇵🇸 Her lecture will be tailored around civil society during the 2019 protests and subsequent coup that have paved the way for significant democratic transition in the Read more

Join the Middle East Committee this Monday in a film viewing of “Turtles Can Fly! The BASIS Middle East Committee is excited to announce that we are hosting a viewing of the film “Turtles Can Fly”, a Kurdish war drama film set in a Kurdish refugee camp town on the Read more

Join the BASIS Africa and Middle-East in the ESN Common Room this Thursday ( April 7 ) to practice your Arabic skills - speakers on all levels are welcome, and snacks are provided!

Poetry Evening @ The Bookstor Café on 25th of May at 20:00: The BASIS Middle East Committee and Students for Palestine invite you for a cozy evening where we will discuss the poetry by Palestinian poet Mahmood Darweesh. 🖋 🇵🇸 The poems will be discussed in three themes: Love, Purpose Read more

Hey everyone! The Middle East committee is organizing a lecture on the recent protests in Iran this Wednesday (November 2nd) at 19:15. Join us in room 2:01! After the lecture, there will be time for questions.

Join the Middle East Committee for a screening of the movie "Offside" by Jafar Panahi.  When?  Tuesday November 7th, 19:15 Where?  Wijnhaven Room 3.48 Free snacks included!

Hey everyone! The Middle East committee is organizing a lecture on the recent protests in Iran hosted by Jamseb Soltani.  Wednesday (November 9th) at 17:00. Join us in room 2:01! After the lecture, there will be time for questions.

The Middle East Committee is organising an introductory lesson to the study of the Arabic language held by instructor Dalia Abdel Baki. This lecture is for first-year students who want to discover Arabic. The interactive lesson will be followed by a Q&A with both the teacher and second-year Arabic students. Join us tomorrow, Read more

Hello everyone!! The Middle East Committee is organising a new lecture on Egypt! 7.4 bln from the EU to Egypt: a new migration deal or more? During the lecture, Eduard Cousin will discuss Egypt's current economic situation, the impact of the new EU aid package, Sisi's megaprojects and Egypt's regional Read more

The Middle East Committee of BASIS is happy to invite you to our Community Dinner! 🥗🫔🍝🍲🍛🍜  On the 7th of May from 6.30pm at the Beehive common room!!  The format of the dinner will be potluck so everyone is required to bring something, preferably home cooked, to share with everyone!  Read more

The BASIS Middle East Committee is glad to announce the Winter semester Embassy Visit Series!  Join us to discover the diplomatic efforts and institutional duties of some Middle Eastern countries in The Hague.  Spots are limited, therefore, BASIS Members will have priority in the sign-up process.    Sign-up here.   Read more

Hey everybody ✨ The months of November and December will be dedicated to the Embassy Visit Series by BASIS ME Committee. The second embassy visit will be Jordan! 📌 The visit will start at 10:00 AM, therefore, the board will meet the students in front of the embassy at 9:40 Read more

Hey everybody ✨ The months of November and December will be dedicated to the Embassy Visit Series by BASIS ME Committee. The third embassy visit will be Lebanon! 📌 The visit will start at 12:00 PM on December 3rd, therefore, the committee will meet the students in front of the Read more