PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE

Explore our rich history of past lectures, workshops, and cultural festivals. Click on a semester below to expand and view the events.


► SPRING 2025 EVENTS

Persian Dance

Screening of the documentary “The Dawn is Too Far”
Date/Time: Thursday, April 10, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Place: Newman Auditorium
Please join us for the screening of the documentary film, "The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life," co-directed by Persis Karim and Soumyaa K. Behrens. Light refreshments will be served.

Art & The Earth Under Occupation with Elmaz Abinader
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 16, 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Place: Santa Rosa Intercultural Center
Elmaz Abinader will tell the story of meeting the Palestinian artists she writes about in "The Art Gallery" in Colors of Nature.

Persian Dance Workshop with Aisan Hoss
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22, 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Place: Student Activities Center (SAC)
Please join us for a contemporary/Iranian dance performance and workshop by Aisan Hoss.

Modern Soundscapes in Armenian Music: New Music from an Ancient Land
Date/Time: Thursday, April 24, 6:30 pm | Place: Forsyth Hall, Room 105
Barbar Band is a creative collaboration between Khatchadour Khatchadourian and Karine Vann.

MENAA Fest 2025 (featuring Aswan Dancers)
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 29, 11:30-1:30 pm | Place: Bertolini Quad
Join us for a celebration of Middle Eastern and North African heritage featuring a traditional Egyptian wedding dance!

► SPRING 2024 EVENTS

MENAA Fest 2024

Menaa Calendar 2024

Andean and Egyptian burial practices

MUMMIFICATION AMONG ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND ANDEAN PEOPLES
Presented By Dr. Heidi Saleh & Dr. Nikki Slovak | Date: April 22

THE MONK OF MOKHA - A CONVERSATION WITH MOKHTAR ALKHANSHALI
Date: April 23 | Place: Bertolini Students Activity Center

Indie Arabic Music

THE REVOLUTIONARY SOUNDS OF INDIE ARABIC MUSIC
Date: April 24 | Zoom

Menaa Fest

The beauty of Iran

A GLIMPSE OF TREASURE FROM IRAN
Presented By Nasrin Naraghi | April 4

Women's Voices in Indie Arabic music and culture

Russian-Arab Worlds: Intimate Foreign Relations
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

► SPRING 2023 EVENTS

Identity and Diversity of MENA Region
Thursday, April 6, 1:00 pm – 2:30pm

MENA Trivia Game
Thursday, April 13, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Persian Language: History, Influences, and Its Gender Neutrality
Tuesday, April 18, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

MENAA Fest
Tuesday, April 25, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Film Screening: Cairo Conspiracy
Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

► SPRING 2022 EVENTS

A Discussion of Edward Said's Orientalism
Thursday, April 7, 11:00 pm – 1:00pm

Flyer for Orientalism Talk

Arab? Middle Eastern? Muslim? South Asian? Mapping Our Presence on Campus
Tuesday, April 19, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Intro to New Affinity Group Flyer

Holidays, Celebrations, and Memorials
Tuesday, April 22, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Holidays, Celebrations, Memorials