Middle-East – Area Committee
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MECo: The Arabic Language Café
Schouwburgstraat - CafeteriaThe Middle East Committee proudly presents the first Middle East Language Café, open to all students of Leiden University learning a Middle Eastern language and interested in exchanging either Dutch or English. In this one-hour interactive language exchange session, we aim to address the gap of contact between students learning Read more
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MECo: Arabic Calligraphy Workshop!
Schouwburgstraat - Room A2.02 Schouwburgstraat 2, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe Middle East Committee proudly presents the long-awaited Arabic Calligraphy Workshop. The workshop will be taught by our very special guest Faisal AliraQi, an avid calligrapher who's been conducting workshops in the Netherlands with the aim of introducing different styles of this beautiful art form to people of all ages! In Read more
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MeCo meets NGO Mwatana: Defending Human Rights in Yemen
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.48 Turfmarkt 99, NetherlandsThe Middle East Committee is honored to host Radhya Almutawakel, co-founder and chairperson of Mwatana for Human Rights. Mwatana is an independent Yemeni organization involved in defending human rights. In 2018, the Baldwin Award recognized their work. Human Rights First announced awarding the 2018 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Read more
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MECo: Gender and Sexuality in the Iranian Shi’a Discourse
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.60 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe Middle East Committee invites you to a screening of Tanaz Eshaghian's "Be Like Others"; A documentary about trans people in Iran. It explores issues of gender and sexual identity while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a Tehran gender reassignment clinic. The screening will be Read more
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MeCo x Karama: Youth Activism in the Middle East
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 2.02 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsThe Middle East committee in collaboration with the Human Rights NGO Karama proudly presents an open discussion with four young activists from Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Iraq. After receiving a lot of positive feedback after the first edition of this event in January MeCo and Karama have decided to relaunch Read more
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Inclusive Iftar!
De Klok, Enthovenplein, 2521 DA Den Haag Enthovenplein, 2521 DA, Den Haag, NetherlandsJoin the Middle East Committee, in collaboration with Afro Student Association - ASA and CIROS MENA Committee for an inclusive Ramadan Iftar! We We will be serving a mix of foods and providing a warm inclusive space to gather and discuss this culturally significant tradition. Everyone is welcome! We plan Read more
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Say Hello to Arabic!
Wijnhaven⚠⚠ Don't forget to login to get your BASIS Member Discount!!⚠⚠ Are you interested in taking Arabic next semester but still in doubt or not entirely sure what to expect? Then this introductory workshop is perfect for you! On Wednesday, 27 November from 17:00 - 18.30 we will be hosting Read more
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Film Screening: For Sama
The BASIS - Middle East Committee is super excited to announce that we are hosting a film screening of the award winning and Oscar nominated documentary FOR SAMA! FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother Read more
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Filmscreening: For Sama (2nd screening)
Wijnhaven Campus - Room 3.60 Turfmarkt 99, Den Haag, NetherlandsDue to overwhelming enthusiasm the BASIS - Middle East Committee will be hosting a second screening of the award winning and oscar nominated documentary, FOR SAMA. This event unfortunately also has limited capacity and therefore we require everyone to sign up for this event. This will be on a first Read more
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Pub quiz: Get to know the MENA!
OnlineThe time of choosing your region is approaching, therefore The Middle East Committee is organizing a pub quiz themed around the MENA region in order for first-year students to get to know the area in a fun way. Bring your own drinks, snacks, and curiosity to this online event hosted Read more
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Say Hello To Arabic!
Are you interested in taking Arabic next semester but still in doubt or not entirely sure what to expect? Then this introductory workshop is perfect for you! On Thursday, November 12th from 17:00 - 18.30 we will be hosting a workshop to familiarize you with the basics of Arabic and Read more
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Let’s Talk Exchange! (online)
Do you want to know what it is like to study in Israel at the Tel Aviv or Hebrew university? or in Egypt at the NVIC institute in Cairo or at the NIMAR institute in Rabat, Morocco? Or do you want to know what it's like to do an internship Read more
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Panel discussion: The Future of Lebanon
As Lebanon finds itself in the midst of severe economic and financial crises, political turmoil and struggling to rebuild its capital after the disastrous blast of last August in the city, what does the future hold for Lebanon and what challenges will it have to tackle? In this Panel Discussion, Read more
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Orientalism in modern travel photography
What is Orientalism? and in what forms and mediums does it exist today? This event will look at the classical forms of Orientalism as identified by the late Edward Said, and then ask the question - is it still a phenomenon today? From travel photography and publications (National Geographic) to Read more
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Syria: Ten years since the Arab Spring
OnlineIt has been over a decade since the start of the Syrian civil war, which has caused much destruction and displacement. The war is considered one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century. Therefore, the BASIS Middle East Committee will be hosting an online panel discussion to help Read more
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Film viewing: “Wadjda”
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
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