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Decolonizing the Middle East: Kurdish Experiences
December 19, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Join the Kurdish Studies Graduate Student Association at Rutgers for an exciting panel on decolonization in the Middle East, centered on Kurdish histories and lived experiences.
This event brings together two distinguished scholars whose work engages with questions of nationalism, state formation, colonial legacies, identity, and power in the Middle East.
Speakers
Professor Brendan O’Leary, Chair of the Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania
Professor Özlem Göner, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Staten Island, CUNY
Date & Time
December 19th, 3:30–5:00 PM
Location
Rutgers Academic Building, West Wing
6th Floor, Room 6051
Zoom Option
A Zoom link is available for those who wish to attend remotely.
Sponsors
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers
Kurdish American Solidarity Association
This event is open to students, faculty, and the public. All are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion.
