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  • Bridging East and West: Author Afarin Bellisario on WWI, Iran, and Modern Middle Eastern Conflicts

    Kennebunk Free Library 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, United States

    Kennebunk Free Library and the Camden Conference present Afarin Bellisario at Kennebunk Free Library on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Afarin Bellisario bridges East and West, Past and Present, and technology and human conditions. Born and raised in Tehran, she has built a career in high-tech after graduating with a PhD from MIT. […]

  • The Shared World: Poems for a New Middle East

    Cushing Public Library 39 Cross Road, Cushing, United States

    The Cushing Public Library and the Camden Conference present The Shared World: Poems for a New Middle East, with host Ellen Goldsmith, on Saturday, October 26, 2025 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. The title, The Shared World, expresses the thrust of the poems by writers with Middle East origins—to foster connections, to evoke new thoughts and feelings, […]

  • How Populism Works: Erdogan’s Path To Authoritarianism in Turkey

    Zoom

    This talk examines how Turkey’s president Erdoğan’s use of populist discourse and style has helped sustain an authoritarian regime through popular support. It highlights how performative and emotional appeals bolster an autocratic leader’s perceived authenticity, especially when their legitimacy is under threat. Presenter Senem Aslan is professor of politics at Bates College. She recently completed […]

  • Bill Hall

    Turkey: A View From the Middle

    Rockland Public Library 80 Union Street, Rockland, ME, United States

    Turkey is a middle power located in the Middle East - indeed, a land in the middle between Europe and Asia. Turkey has always been a challenging ally of the United States, but the country played an essential part in the days of the Cold War countering Soviet influence. Now Turkey is invested in and […]

  • Award-Winning Documentary ‘The Other’ to Screen with Special Post-Film Discussion

    Lunt Auditorium Ocean View, 74 Lunt Rd., Falmouth, ME, United States

    **This event is currently sold out. To join the waiting list, please email [email protected] ** The Other, a film that chronicles the efforts of Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders through seven years of conflict, will be shown November 19 at Falmouth’s Lunt Auditorium. The special screening will be presented jointly by the Camden Conference and the […]