Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar
Distinguished speakers visit campus to discuss the history, political science, economics, anthropology, architecture, and urban studies of the Middle East and North Africa.
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Upcoming Seminars
About Emile Bustani
Emile Bustani, MIT (SB 1933), was born into a poor Lebanese family in 1907 during the twilight years of the Ottoman Empire. He combined the technological skills he learned as a civil engineer student at MIT and his financial success with the ideals of nineteenth-century philanthropists. He was considered among the most influential individuals of the Middle East. The Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar is named in his honor at the request of his family following his tragic death at the age of 56.
The seminars are open to the academic community and to the general public. The Bustani Seminar is chaired by Philip S. Khoury, Ford International Professor of History and Vice Provost at MIT.
