There’s never a shortage of rich cultural programming in a cosmopolis like Chicago, but the coming week presents an absolute frenzy…
Monday, April 3 at 6:00 PM
Joel Beinin discusses his book Workers and Thieves: Labor Movements and Popular Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt — at the Evanston Public Library (in partnership with Northwestern University’s Middle East and North African Studies Program)
Wednesday, April 5 at 6:00 PM
Mustafa Akyol discusses his book The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims — at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston
Thursday, April 6 at 4:00 PM
Zeynep Tufekci (author of Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protests) and Engin Onder (“the Man Transforming Journalism in Turkey”) discuss New Media, Citizen Journalism and Politics — at Northwestern University
Friday, April 7 at 7:00 PM
Mustafa Akyol discusses his book The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims — at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square
Sunday, April 9 at 1:00 PM
Voices of Protest, a Chicago City of Refuge Event: On Syria, featuring short story writer Osama Alomar (author of The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories) and playwright/dramatist Riad Ismat — at Loyola University (co-presented by Chicago City of Refuge & the Guild Literary Complex)
Monday, April 10 at 6:00 PM
2 short films by Turkish-German director Ilker Çatak + audience conversation with Çatak, Anna Parkinson and Emrah Yıldız — at Northwestern University
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