[MES Forum] Events This Semester

[McClimans, Melinda]

MES Forum,
Events this semester will be of interest across Middle East studies, history, arts and humanities, public-facing dialogue, and professional development. They cover issues such as financial crimes in the Middle East, immigrant experience in the U.S., food culture, Ottoman history, Contested Terms when talking about the Middle East, and more. This coming Saturday, there will be a screening of I Was A Stranger<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21272942/> at the Lennox.
Upcoming events

  *   Sat, January 31 at 6:30pm: Screening of I Was A Stranger<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21272942/> at the Lennox. Free. RSVP only.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/pHeXEmSWjnB8HDuE9

Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAWwT2ENK_c

  *   Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 6:00pm: MCRME Event: B’Ima Sheli: An Evening with Dege Feder: Performance and Conversation

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/bima-sheli-evening-dege-feder-performance-and-conversation

  *   Tues, Feb 17 at 12:00pm: Global Risk and Mitigation Event Financial Crimes in the Middle East
https://mesc.osu.edu/events/financial-crimes-middle-east-global-risk-and-mitigation-speakers-series

  *   Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM: MES Forum, Dr. Kaya Şahin: Ottoman Empire in the early modern period

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/middle-east-studies-forum-0

  *   Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM: How Persian Slaves Freed Themselves in Nineteenth Century Central Asia

https://history.osu.edu/about/centers/chr/2025-2027-program/2025-2026-schedule

  *   Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM: MCRME Event: Dialogue #3: What makes a definition of a contested term like Zionism or Intifada reasonable?

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/mcrme-event-what-makes-definition-contested-term-zionism-or-intifada-reasonable

  *   Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM: Seed to Menu Working Session

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/foodways-working-session-2

  *   Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM: MES Forum, Alumni Voices

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/middle-east-studies-forum-alumni-voices

  *   Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM: MCRME Event: Dialogue #4:

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/talking-about-middle-east-dialogue-4-0

  *   Mar 31 at Apr 4: Walid Raad Events on campus and at the Wexner Center for the Arts
https://arts.osu.edu/walid-raad


  *   Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM: Calligraphy Workshop with Master Calligrapher Dr. Muhammad Habib

https://mesc.osu.edu/events/calligraphy-2026

Stay tuned for updates at mesc.osu.edu/events<https://mesc.osu.edu/events> I hope to see you at one or more of these exciting events!

Best wishes,

Melinda

[The Ohio State University]

Melinda McClimans, PhD
Assistant Director

The Ohio State University
Office of International Affairs
Middle East Studies Center
145D Enarson Classroom Building
2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-6506 Office / 614-974-4331 Mobile
mcclimans.2 at osu.edu<mailto:mcclimans.2 at osu.edu> / mesc.osu.edu<https://mesc.osu.edu/>

Affiliated Researcher, Sustainability Institute

Pronouns: she/her







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