MENA Initiative

SAVE THE DATE! Film Screening of acclaimed film "As I Open My Eyes/ À peine j'ouvre les yeux"

This music-filled, French-Tunisian production is set in Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution, and depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of a young Tunisian woman balancing the traditional expectations of her family with her creative life, as the singer in a politically charged rock band. Director Leyla Bouzid's feature offers a nuanced portrait of the implications of the Arab Spring on the lives of young people in the region, while also creating a complex story about a young woman using art to transform her reality.

APRIL 12, 18:30. ROOM S7. See you there.

Happy Iranian New Year! Check out the Haft-Seen at the Graduate Institute cafeteria if you want to learn more about the holiday. Thanks so much to everyone who made our party a great success, and all the best to everyone as we celebrate spring!

Don't forget! We're meeting today at 1pm in the Picciotto common room to plan our next big event in honor of Iranian New Year (Nowruz). Swing by to help out and have a say in the event!

Iranian New Year (Nowruz) is next month! The MENA Initiative would like to honor this tradition and celebrate the rebirth and renewal marked by the coming of spring with the IHEID community! Food, Drinks, and Music are in the works but we need your help.

If you are interested in volunteering/ offering recipes/want to play an instrument/etc. join us for an Interest meeting this Wednesday (MARCH 1st) in the common room at 1pm!

We hope to see you there!

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