Roundtable Schedule- Fall 2014
Roundtable is always held in Hester Hall, room 145 @3:30pm-4:30pm
Roundtable is always held in Hester Hall, room 145 @3:30pm-4:30pm
Aug. 29: Welcome back
AFP
Staff
Sept. 5: My experience in
Jordan
Barrett Shelley
Sept. 12: UT experience
Sarah Bradford and
Gabriela Rossainzz
Sept. 19: London-Amman
experience
Daniel Meschter
Sept. 26: Yemen
Omar Al-Khanbashi
Oct. 3: UN competition
Amanda Tomlinson
Oct. 10: OU/Texas Weekend
NO MEETING
Oct. 17: Guest Speaker
Rami Khouri
Oct. 24: TBA
Ali Abdeddine
Oct. 31: TBA
Professor Samer Shehata
Nov. 7: Skype about Morocco with Capstone Year students
Daniel Lerman
Nov. 14: Guest Speaker
Yasser Derwiche
Djazaerly
Nov. 21:
No Meeting
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Break
NO MEETING
Dec. 5: End of the Semester Outreach Event! This event will be held in the IT Store community space on Campus Corner.
New Students welcome to join for games, food, and fun!
Dec. 12: Final Exams
NO MEETING
Clubs
Come to some of the awesome clubs that we offer!
Club: “Arab Affairs in Media and Culture”
Are you interested in what is popular in the Arab World right now? Politics? Art? Scandal? This club will get you up to speed on what everyone in the Middle East is talking about right now!
Club Leader: Professor Hossam Barakat
Time and Location: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 in Kaufman Hall 230
Club: Arab Cuisine
Care to learn how to make some simple, famous Arab cuisine? Come join us to have fun learning the cooking process and then eating your creation!
Club Leader: Professor Muna Rehman
Time and Location: Wednesdays* 5:30-7:30 in Hester Hall Kitchen, Room 151
*This group will only meet every other Wednesday throughout the semester. Please contact Genevieve Schmitt at [email protected] for meeting dates. First meeting will be 9/10/2014.
Club: Darija (Moroccan Dialect)
Come learn the beautiful Arabic dialect of Morocco! All levels of experience are welcome.
Club Leader: Ustaaz Ali
Time and Location: Fridays 2:00-2:50 in Kaufman Hall 229
Club: Debkeh Dance Club: Due to scheduling complications, there will be NO DEBKEH this semester.
Club: Reading Group (Kalila wa Dimna)
Our reading group will be reading Kalila wa Dimna, a collection of short fables that are well known throughout the Arab World. Discussion over coffee, what could be better?
Club Leaders: Genevieve Schmitt and Parker Selby
Time and Location: Thursdays 4:30-5:30 at Second Wind Café on Campus Corner
Come to some of the awesome clubs that we offer!
Club: “Arab Affairs in Media and Culture”
Are you interested in what is popular in the Arab World right now? Politics? Art? Scandal? This club will get you up to speed on what everyone in the Middle East is talking about right now!
Club Leader: Professor Hossam Barakat
Time and Location: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 in Kaufman Hall 230
Club: Arab Cuisine
Care to learn how to make some simple, famous Arab cuisine? Come join us to have fun learning the cooking process and then eating your creation!
Club Leader: Professor Muna Rehman
Time and Location: Wednesdays* 5:30-7:30 in Hester Hall Kitchen, Room 151
*This group will only meet every other Wednesday throughout the semester. Please contact Genevieve Schmitt at [email protected] for meeting dates. First meeting will be 9/10/2014.
Club: Darija (Moroccan Dialect)
Come learn the beautiful Arabic dialect of Morocco! All levels of experience are welcome.
Club Leader: Ustaaz Ali
Time and Location: Fridays 2:00-2:50 in Kaufman Hall 229
Club: Debkeh Dance Club: Due to scheduling complications, there will be NO DEBKEH this semester.
Club: Reading Group (Kalila wa Dimna)
Our reading group will be reading Kalila wa Dimna, a collection of short fables that are well known throughout the Arab World. Discussion over coffee, what could be better?
Club Leaders: Genevieve Schmitt and Parker Selby
Time and Location: Thursdays 4:30-5:30 at Second Wind Café on Campus Corner