Current and Upcoming NES Activities and Events

Living Rumi: An Evening of Tranquility, Love and Culture
Tuesday, April 15th, 6:30 pm
Willard Straight Hall, Memorial Room
Program
6:30pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
6:45pm - Audio-visual Presentation about Rumi
7:00pm - LECTURE: "The Symbol of Love for All Times: Mawlana Jalal ad-din Rumi"
by Ali Yurtsever, PhD
President of Rumi Forum in Washington, DC
Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University
7:45pm - Live Turkish Sufi Music Concert
8:00pm - Remarks about Rumi in Modern Day Life
8:15pm - SEMA / Live Whirling Dervishes Performance
8:45pm - Closing Remarks and Serving of Traditional
**Turkish Appetizers


RATED R II: Escape to Beirut
Saturday, April 19, 10:00pm - 2:00am
Ho Plaza
Come help us transform HO PLAZA into the HOTTEST OPEN AIR PARTY Ithaca will ever see!!! Trendy WHITE BEDS will be set up for lounging all around Ho Plaza emulating the hip Beirut clubbing scene. !!! FREE ADMISSION !!!
To find our more information about the event or to RSVP see: http://www.facebook.com/event

Identifying with
Ibn Rushd: Representations by Borges, Chahine and Hussin
Christina Civantos, Miami University
Thursday, April 24, 12:10-1:10pm
410 White Hall (NES lounge)
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The Others of Argentine Modernismo: Modernization, the Orient, and Arab Immigration
Christina Civantos, Miami University
Thursday, April 24, 4:30pm
110 White Hall

Convert Orthodoxies
Professor Steven Kruger, Queens College
Thursday, April 24, 4:30pm
Goldwin Smith, Lewis Auditorium
**Reception immediately following**
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Friday, April 25
Professor Kruger will discuss his work in a lunch roundtable at 1 P.M. in the German Studies lounge (177 Goldwin Smith).  All are welcome, but RSVP is required.  Please RSVP to Dianne Ferriss at df14@cornell.edu by noon on Tuesday, April 22nd if you would like to join us.
Both of Professor Kruger's events are free and open to the public.

Study Abroad Pizza Party
Learn about study abroad options from students who have traveled.
Find out what it's like to travel and study in the Middle East.
Come hear about the experiences of your fellow students who spent time in Dubai (UAE), Israel, Jordan, & Morocco.
Monday, April 28
4:30 PM
104 White Hall
** Free Pizza!


Naval Contemplation in the Twilight Zone: Liminal Theory in Maritime Archaeology
Senior Lecturer Chris Monroe, Cornell University
Monday, May 5, 12:10-1:10pm
410 White Hall (NES lounge)
**Part of the NES Colloquium Series
**Required reading will be available in 412 White (NES mail/copy room).
For a electronic copy, please email Katie Baillo at kgb28@cornell.edu**