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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Near East Section of the
African and Middle Eastern Division,
and the
Kluge Center,
The Library of Congress
and
The Zaidan Foundation
present
a Symposium on

Jurji Zaidan:

His Contributions to Modern Arab
Thought and Literature

Free and Open to the Public

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Room LJ-119
The Thomas Jefferson Building
10 First St. SE
Washington, DC 20540

For additional information contact:
Dr. Muhannad Salhi (202) 707 - 3778

Please allow time to clear Security
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707- 6362
(Voice/TTY) or email ADA@loc.gov

Thursday, May 24, 2012
The African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress
invited you to a Lecture by Professor Antoinette Tidjani Alou
The Secret Faces of Women from the Nigerien Sahel:
Agency, Influence and  Contemporary Challenges

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The African Section of The African and Middle Eastern Division, The Library of Congress
invited you to a talk "Living Treasures: African Elephants and Shared Responsibilities" by
Julius Kipng'etich, Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Near East Section of The African Middle Eastern Division At The Library Of Congress
invited you to an AMED Spring Nowruz Series Lecture by Jane Lewisohn,
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Speaking on the Golha Project

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Near East Section, African and Middle Eastern Division The Library of Congress
invited you to a presentation by Guest Speaker Dr. Wagdi Zeid,
Professor of Drama and Playwright, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
presenting The Last Pharaoh: a Dream for the World

Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress
invited you to a presentation by documentary filmaker Tewodros Fekadu
"No One's Son"

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
In Celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, The Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division,
The Library of Congress presented a lecture by Edna Nahshon, Professor of Hebrew and Theater at
The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, and editor of the newly published book of collected essays:
Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series
The Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division and Poetry and Literature Center
in partnership with The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa
invited you to a Reading and Book Signing with Award-winning Nigerian Novelist Helon Habila
The author will read excerpts from his novel “Oil On Water” and discuss his new anthology
"The Granta Book of the African Short Story"

Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and the European Division, Library of Congress
presented Author Mark Klempner discussing his new book
The Heart has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and their Stories of Courage

Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Near East Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress
invited you to The 16th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture and The opening of the exhibition
"To Know Wisdom and Instruction: The Armenian Literary Tradition at the Library of Congress"
and a presentation by Kevork Bardakjian of the University of Michigan, Scribes, Compositors and the Mind in the Making:
the Armenian Script and the Creation of an Armenian Literary Identity
and Levon Avdoyan of the Library of Congress, The Continuity and Change of an Armenian
Identity in the Digital Age

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and
The European Division, The Library of Congress
presented Professor Daniel B. Schwartz, George Washington University
discussing his new book, The First Modern Jew: Spinoza and the History of an Image

Thursday, April 5, 2012
The Near East Section of The African Middle Eastern Division at The Library Of Congress
invited you to a lecture and book signing as part of the AMED Annual Nowruz Events Series,
Dr. Rudi Matthee, John and Dorothy Munroe Professor of Middle Eastern History, The University of Delaware
spoke on his new book Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The African & Middle Eastern Division, The Hispanic Division and the Poetry & Literature Center,
Library of Congress and the Africa Society for the National Summit on Africa and Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain
presented prominent writer and journalist from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Donato Ndongo
as part of the Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The African & Middle Eastern Division , The Poetry & Literature Center, Library of Congress
and the Africa Society for the National Summit on Africa presented Poet Laureate of the Republic
of South Africa, Keorapetse Kgositsile as part of the
Conversations with African Poets and Writers Series

March 27, 2012
In Celebration of Women’s History Month 2012, The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division,
The Library of Congress presented A Concert of Ladino Music: with Flory Jagoda
In Performance with Tiffani Ferrantelli and Zhenya Tochenaya

March 22, 2012
The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division, The Library of Congress
invited you to a presentation by Visiting Professor Hailu Habtu, African Studies and Research Center, Cornell University
A Momentous One Hundred Years, Ancient Ethiopia: 520-620 A.D.

March 21, 2012
The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division
and The Law Library, Library of Congress invited you to a presentation by
Professor Katherine Aron-Beller about her new book
Jews on Trial: The Papal Inquisition in Modena, 1598 - 1638
View a Webcast of this Program

March 6, 2012
In Celebration of Women's History Month 2012
The Hebraic section, African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress presented :
In the Classical Mode: Israeli Women Composers, Shulamit Ran, Betty Olivero and Chaya Czernowin
by Ronit Seter

February 29, 2012
The Africa Globalism Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the African and Middle East Division of Library of Congress held a special screening of the movie “BLACK NOVEMBER: THE STRUGGLE OF THE NIGER DELTA.”
This two hour feature film is the work of Nigerian born Film Maker M. Jeta Amata.

February 28, 2012
A program to celebrate African American History Month
sponsored by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division
The African and Middle Eastern Division and Humanties and Social Sciences Division
A Preview of a Documentary Film in Process "The Rosenwald Schools"
by the documentary film maker Aviva Kempner.

February 28, 2012
In honor of African American History Month, The African Section,
African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress
invited you to a lecture"Growing Up Gullah" South Carolina\Maryland
with guest lecturer Dorothy Browner-Hubler
View a Webcast of this Program

February 16, 2012
The Humanities and Social Studies Division and the African and Middle Eastern Division
of the Library of Congress presented a book talk by Author Jonathan Lyons on his new book,
"Islam Through Western Eyes: From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism"
View a Webcast of this Program