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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Heena Chopra is head chef and owner of Maaji's Street Kitchen

Stefan Heidemann is a Professor of Islamic Studies at Universität Hamburg