Past Mikhail Lectures
The Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture is an annual event made possible through the Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Endowment Fund at the University of Toledo, established in June, 2000, by the Mikhail family.
Learn more below about past speakers and about the history of the series.
past
speakers
- 2023 Panel
Adil Haque. J.D. Rutgers Law School
Sari Bashi, J.D. Human Rights Watch
Dr. Tom Dannenbaum
Tufts University - 2022 Speakers
Adele Ne Jame
Poet, Author and Teacher
Melissa Chimera
Mixed Media Artist - 2021 Noura Erakat
Human Rights Attorney, Educator, Author - 2020 Laila Lalami
Arab-American Author - 2019 Phyllis Bennis
Institute for Policy Studies - 2018 Mohja Kahf
Novelist and Poet - 2017 Neal Katyal
Former Acting U. S. Solicitor General - 2016 Laila El Haddad
Journalist and Author - 2015 Thomas P. Abowd
Tufts University - 2014 Lila Abu-Lughod
Columbia University - 2013 Juan Cole
University of Michigan - 2012 Jack Shaheen
Scholar and Media Critic - 2011 Gwynne Dyer
Distinguished Journalist and Author - 2010 Saree Makdisi
UCLA - 2009 Rahim AlHaj
World-Renowned Oud Musician - 2008 James Zogby
Arab American Institute - 2007 Marcy Kaptur
U.S. Congressional Representative - 2006 Kathy Kelly
Distinguished Lecturer and Peace Activist - 2005 Robert Mabro
Oxford Institute of Energy Studies - 2004 Naomi Shihab Nye
Distinguished Writer and Poet - 2003 David Cole
Georgetown University Law Center - 2002 John Esposito
Georgetown University - 2001 Noam Chomsky Massachusetts Institute of Technology
the maryse and ramzy mikhail Endowment Fund
The main purpose of the fund is to support an annual lecture dealing with Arab culture, literature, history, politics, economics or other broadly defined aspects of life in the countries of the Middle East, including issues of peace and justice.
Additionally, the fund is sometimes used for awarding prizes for competitively written essays, scholarships to university students, or for the acquisition of specialized educational materials. More information at mikhaillecture.com.
maryse and Ramzy Mikhail
Maryse Doss Mikhail
September 22, 1931 – March 2, 2002
An activist with an interest in peace and justice issues, Maryse Mikhail belonged to several educational, philanthropic, and interfaith organizations. She was also active in the Arab-American community and was the founder of the Middle East Resource Center.
Ramzy Naguib Mikhail
March 19, 1933 – November 30, 2007
A surgeon, philanthropist, and peace activist who belonged to many professional and cultural associations, Ramzy Mikhail practiced medicine in the Toledo area for more than three decades. He served as chief of surgery and chief of staff at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio.