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Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny

JIMES Film Screening + Panel Discussion
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 | 5:30 Reception | 6:00pm Film Screening | 7:30pm Panel
Rebstock Hall 215

Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop

Facilitated by Prof. Younasse Tarbouni, Teaching Professor of Arabic and A.J. Robinson Islamic Studies; South Asian Studies; and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Subject Librarian
Olin Library | Instruction Room 1

International Writers Series: Matt Reeck

Join the International Writers Series for an evening of literary translation with translator, poet, and scholar Matt Reeck. He will be joined in conversation by Jey Sushil, Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature.
Olin Library, Ginkgo Room

MENA Film Series - Hassan wa Morqus

Middle East - North Africa Film Series
Hassan wa Morqus
Directed by Ramy Imam
Run time: 1 hour, 52 minutes
Language: Egyptian Arabic
Busch 100

Jews and Muslims in French North Africa: The Story of King Mohammed V of Morocco Saving Jews during the Holocaust, 1940-2026

On Thursday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m., The Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) at Washington University in St. Louis will host the annual Cherrick Lecture, presented by Aomar Boum (UCLA) and Daniel Schroeter (University of Minnesota) in Hurst Lounge.
Hurst Lounge | Dunker Hall

Hindi/Urdu Movie Night

A screening of Nitesh Tiwari's Bollywood film DANGAL, following the legendary lives of India's first two female gold medalists in wrestling.
DUC 276

JIMES Department Welcome Session

Join the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies for a major welcome session!
Busch Hall | The Quad Outside Busch Hall (weather permitting)

Building Bridges Speakers' Series - Tenimbè Ouattara

Ampersand’s Safe Asylum Politics and Pathways Program (SAPP) Building Bridges Speakers' Series invites you to a Talk by Tenimbè Ouattara, "Coach T"
Simon 20 (Basement)

Spacing Palestine: Mapping and Speculative Infrastructures

On Thursday, February 12th at 6:00 p.m., Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) at Washington University in St. Louis will host a talk by Dr. Helga Tawil-Souri in which she will explore Palestine from the perspective of mapping and speculative infrastructures.
Umrath Lounge

Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session Two: Captain Abu Raed

Facilitated by Dr. Younasse Tarbouni
Busch Hall, Room 100

Language Pedagogy Reading Group

Umrath Hall 201

Islamic and Arabic Manuscripts and Introduction to Calligraphy

Facilitated by Prof. Younasse Tarbouni, Teaching Professor of Arabic, Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books, and A.J. Robinson Islamic Studies; South Asian Studies; and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Subject Librarian
Olin Library | Mendel Classroom: Special Collections (Olin Level 1) and Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy Room 3 (Olin Level A)

Hebrew Movie Night

Join the Hebrew professors for Hebrew Movie Night and a viewing of "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi"
Busch 100

Tea with Dr. T. Event

The only way to ensure we are including everybody is to start having more genuine conversations, join Dr. Tarbouni for tea and treats!
Hurd Basement Lounge

Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session One: Wadjda

Facilitated by Dr. Younasse Tarbouni
Busch Hall, Room 100

The Stern Family Lecture - Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Reading and Conversation with Award-Winning Israeli Author, Ayelet Tsabari

Ayelet Tsabari was born in Israel to a family of Yemeni descent and has lived and worked extensively abroad. She is the author of The Best Place on Earth (winner of the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award) and The Art of Leaving (winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Memoir). Her writing has appeared internationally and has been translated into multiple languages.
Umrath Lounge

Street Foods of India

Heena Chopra is head chef and owner of Maaji's Street Kitchen
Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall

Fall 2025 Major-Minor Fair

Each fall, the College holds a Major-Minor Fair, where students can talk to faculty members and get more information on many majors and minors at one time and in one place.
WashU Athletic Complex

Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session Two: Ten'ja

Facilitated by Dr. Younasse Tarbouni
Busch Hall Room 100

The Political Geography of the Last and Largest Empire of the Long Late Antiquity

Stefan Heidemann is a Professor of Islamic Studies at Universität Hamburg
Weil Hall, Room 10

A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Policy Trap? Lessons from Israeli and American Higher Education

Prof. Ayala Hendin is an Israel Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis; Prof. Mona Khoury is the Vice President for Strategy and Diversity at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell is the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Professor of African and African American Studies, and Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Brown Lounge in Brown Hall

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