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  • Senem Aslan How Populism Works

    “How Populism Works in Erdogan’s Turkey” with Dr. Senem Aslan

    Auburn Public Library 49 Spring Street, Auburn, ME, United States

    This talk explores how Erdoğan’s increasing reliance on populist discourse and style throughout his tenure contributed to the rise of an authoritarian regime sustained by popular support. It highlights how the performative and emotional dimensions of these strategies can help autocratic leaders garner support and reinforce their perceived authenticity, particularly when their legitimacy is under […]

  • Van Baalen

    Rivers of the Middle East

    Rockport Public Library 1 Limerock St., Rockport

    The Middle East is a generally arid region with few rivers. But as a result, the rivers that do flow there have an outsized importance, both physically and historically. In fact, some of these resources are listed among the great rivers of the world. This talk will focus on a few of these rivers and […]

  • Film Screening: Coexistence, My Ass!

    Strand Theatre 345 Main St. , Rockland, ME, United States

    Coexistence, My Ass!, an award-winning documentary film based on the provocative one-woman show of Israeli peace activist and comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi, will be screened at the Strand Theatre in Rockland on Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. The film, co-presented by Points North and the Camden Conference, follows Shuster Eliassi as she challenges audiences […]

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  • Perspectives on the Land: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Understandings [ZOOM ONLY]

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    For Jews, it's the Promised Land of Zion. For Christians, it's the Holy Land of Jesus. For Muslims, it's the land of the prophets preceding Muhammad and the home of Al-Aqsa Mosque. In this talk, Dr. Derek A. Michaud (University of Maine) will guide us through the rich history, ideology, and theology that fuel these […]

  • Erdogan-The-Making-Of-A-Sultan

    Film Screening & Discussion: “Erdogan: The Making of a Sultan”

    Auburn Public Library 49 Spring Street, Auburn, ME, United States

    Auburn Public Library invites you to a film screening and discussion of Erdogan: The Making of a Sultan. "In this acclaimed new documentary, Emmy and BAFTA award-winning director, Gilles Cayatte, and expert on Turkish affairs Guillaume Perrier, profile President Erdogan. He rose to power as the anti-corruption candidate, challenging the old order and advocating closer […]

  • Inside the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Reflections from a US Foreign Service Officer

    York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd,, York, ME, United States

    Retired US Senior Foreign Service Officer Norm Olsen will speak about his personal experiences in his 34-year service in the Middle East. Cape Elizabeth native Norm Olsen served 26 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, including nine years in Israel and the Gaza Strip. He reported from Gaza during the First and Second Intifadas and […]

  • Afrain Bellisario

    Silenced Whispers with Afarin Bellisario

    Portland Public Library 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Portland Public Library is proud to host Afarin Bellisario for an author talk wherein she will be discussing her debut novel, Silenced Whispers. Silenced Whispers is a historical fiction that highlights the internal and external pressures on young woman in Iran in the face of patriarchy and colonialism at the turn of the 20th century. […]

  • The Land of Israel: Jewish, Christian, & Muslim Perspectives

    The Land of Israel: Jewish, Christian, & Muslim Perspectives with Derek Michaud

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Road, Blue Hill, ME, United States

    As part of the Camden Conference Series of Community Events, the Blue Hill Library is sponsoring a talk with University of Maine Senior Lecturer Derek Michaud on Thursday, January 29 at 7PM in the Howard Room for his talk 'Perspectives on the Land: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Understandings'. Derek Michaud is Senior Lecturer and Chair […]

  • Readers Circle Enter Ghost

    Readers’ Circle: A Group Discussion of ‘Enter Ghost’ by Isabella Hammad

    Merrill Memorial Library 215 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME, United States

    For January Readers’ Circle will discuss the book Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad. The book follows Sonia Nasir, a British-Palestinian actress who returns to Palestine after a personal crisis in London. Reconnecting with her roots and her estranged sister in Haifa, Sonia becomes involved in a politically charged Arabic-language production of Hamlet in the West […]

  • Reading the Camden Conference: Notes on a Foreign Country

    Patten Free Library 33 Summer St, Bath, ME, United States

    Join Aurora Cobb, of the Patten Free Library in Bath, for a discussion of journalist Suzy Hansen’s Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, a selection from the 2026 Camden Conference reading list.

  • Notes On A Foreign Country

    Book Discussion: “Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World” by Suzy Hansen

    Auburn Public Library 49 Spring Street, Auburn, ME, United States

    Auburn Public Library invites you to a book discussion of Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen was enjoying success as a journalist for a New York newspaper. Increasingly, though, the disconnect between […]

  • El-Shaarawi

    Refugees in the Middle East and North Africa: The Politics and Lived Experiences of Displacement

    Camden Public Library 55 Main Street, Camden, ME, United States

    There are more than 123 million people displaced in the world today, many of whom hail from, or live in, the Middle East and North Africa. Why has this region experienced so much forced migration and what is the significance of these many layered movements? Nadia El-Shaarawi will discuss the contours of displacement in and […]