Past Events

425 W Jefferson St. Tallahassee, Florida

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The Arab World and the Process of Globalization

A public lecture by

Ambassador Hamdi A. W. Saleh

Former Under Secretary of State (Egypt) for Information and Policy Planning

Thursday, October 9, 2008
3:30-5:00pm
Broad Lecture Hall
Claude Pepper Center

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U.S. Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East: Advice to the Next President

A public lecture by

Ambassador Philip Wilcox, Jr.

President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington D.C.

Wednesday, October 8 @ 3:00 PM

DeVoe Moore Auditorium, Bellamy Building

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5th Annual
Middle East
Film  Festival
September 30 – October 9, 2008
All showings free and open to the public
@ Student Life Cinema, FSU

Sept. 30 & Oct. 1      Persepolis         7:30 & 10 pm
A young girl comes of age through the 1979 Iranian Revolution and attempts to find her place in the world. In French with English subtitles.

Oct. 4         On the Count of Zero                 4 pm
Sifir Dedigimde, is a psychological thriller, dreamy in parts with folklore-inspired special effects. Followed by Q&A with the director, Gokan Yorgancigil. In Turkish with English subtitles

Oct. 5         Beaufort                                    7 pm
Oscar-nominated for best foreign film, this is the story of an Israeli soldier who has the job of destroying his post, the Castle Beaufort, and it leaves him with questions about his existence. In Hebrew, with English subtitles.

Oct. 7         Caramel                                    7:30 pm
Romantic comedy centered on four women of different ages, working in a Beirut beauty shop.  It gives a candid glimpse of life in Beirut outside of politics and war. In Arabic with English subtitles.  Sponsored by Arab Cultural Association.

Oct. 7        The Edge of Heaven                 10 pm
Winner of Best Screenplay 2007, Cannes. In Germany, Ali sees a solution to his loneliness when he meets Yeter, a prostitute and proposes she rents a room from him.  In German and Turkish and English with English subtitles.

Oct. 8      Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? 7:30 & 10p
Morgan Spurlock explores the Middle East, following the trail of Osama bin Laden, in an attempt to understand the charges of terrorism. In English.

Oct. 9           Voisins, Voisines                    7 pm  
Explores the importance of hip-hop to the impoverished Arab, suburbs surrounding Paris. Q&A with director, Malik Chibane to follow.  Sponsored by the Winthrop-King Institute for French and Francophone Studies and Arte East.

Oct. 9  Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?    10 pm

Cosponsored by the  Middle East Center, Winthrop-King Institute for French and Francophone Studies, Student Life Cinema, SLC Film Committee, and
the Arab Cultural Association                      
For more information, email mecassistant@yahoo.com

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