Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Book Talk: "Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria's War." Dr. Rana Khoury

4:00 pm

Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
- Lecture

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Celebrating South Asia: A Tribute to Coke Studio

6:00 - 10:00 pm

Siebel Center for Design, 208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820
- Social/Informal Event

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Tagore Festival 2025

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St Urbana, IL 61801

The Annual Tagore Festival commemorates the Nobel Laureate’s visit to the UIUC campus in 1912 when he delivered a series of lectures at the Channing Murray Chapel, the first Unitarian Church of Urbana.
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

"Palestine, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom" Panel Discussion

3:30 pm

College of Education 1310 S. Sixth St. Champaign, Room # 2 (Lower- Level)
- Lecture

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Book Talk: "Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt." Linda Herrera

4:00 pm

Gregory Hall 810 S. Wright St. Urbana Room 223
- Lecture

Friday, November 14, 2025

<SAS> Glorification of the Solitary Liṅga: Myth, Kingship, and Political Landscape in Medieval Rajasthan

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Lecture

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

CSAMES Lecture: "Translating the United States for the Turkish Audience: Presidential Discourses, Award Ceremonies, and Wars." Ozum Arzik

4:00 pm

1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
- Lecture

Monday, December 8, 2025

"Shrinking Civic and Academic Space in Germany: An inventory of Recent Restrictions and Violations." Dr. Ilyas Saliba, Part of "Palestine in the World "Series.

1:00 pm
- Lecture