Middle Eastern Cultural Programs

We are proud to announce the introduction of UConn’s Middle Eastern Cultural Programs, the first formal space dedicated specifically to the sharing of Middle Eastern culture on campus. Along with this new space, we are happy to share the launch of our new website, which we will be updating as we go! We hope that […]

Yalda is the longest night of the year, and it has been celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, among others, for thousands of years. Common traditions associated with Yalda include storytelling, reciting poetry, and eating pomegranates, watermelon, dried fruits, and nuts. This year, Middle Eastern Cultural Programs has collaborated with the […]

Do you enjoy meeting new people and learning about other cultures? If the answer is yes, then you may be a great fit for the MECP’s Cultural Ambassadors Program. The MECP’s Cultural Ambassador Program seeks to foster cultural exchange at UConn by pairing Middle Eastern international students with US-born students. Ambassadors engage in cross-cultural mentoring […]