Announcements

Fingers of the Noose: Imaging Injustice
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Presenter: Professor Andrew Ellis Johnson, Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University
The Gaza War and its Historical Context
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Dr. Nahida Gordon
and Ahmed Arafat
A panel discussion.

Dr. Gordon is Professor Emerita at Case-Western Reserve University, a steering committee
member of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA),
and pre-1948 native of Jerusalem. She has been a guest on Democracy Now.

Pittsburgh resident Ahmed Arafat was born and raised in Gaza by refugee parents.
He will relate the personal stories of his family’s life in Gaza.
Building Interfaith Neighborhoods
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Dr. Lucinda Mosher, director of the interfaith chaplaincy program at Hartford Seminary will speak on "Building Interfaith Neighborhoods"
Admission is free of charge.

People of all faiths encouraged to attend.
Event is sponsored by the new grassroots organization, "Greater Pittsburgh Interfaith Coalition", a new grassroots organization seeking to convene our region's diverse faith communities.
Orientalism and Hollywood: A Match Made in Heaven
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Orientalism and Hollywood: A Match Made in Heaven

Join Dr. Luke Peterson, UCIS Visiting Professor in Contemporary and International Issues at the University of Pittsburgh for a film-screening event of the Delta Force (1986) and a follow-up discussion.
American Middle East Institute Presents an Evening with General David H. Petraeus
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General Petraeus' lecture is the culminating event of AMEI's 7th Annual Business Conference, OASIS: Growing Business Between the U.S. and the Middle East.

General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army retiree, academic professor and chairman of KKR Global Institute will speak at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland at 8 p.m., as the culminating event of AMEI's 7th Annual Business Conference.

Tickets prices are $65 for the first floor, $45 for the first balcony and $25 for the second balcony.
OASIS: Growing Business Between the U.S. and the Middle East is a high-level
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American Middle East Institute's 7th Annual Business Conference: OASIS - Growing Business Between the U.S. and the Middle East

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh
8 am - Registration
9 am - 2:30 pm - Program
-- Performing Social Forgetting in a Post-Conflict Landscape: The Case of Cyprus
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-- Performing Social Forgetting in a Post-Conflict Landscape: The Case of Cyprus

Iraq in Crisis: Understanding the Challenges Confronting the Nation (Particpate via video-conference)
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Iraq in Crisis: Understanding the Challenges Confronting
the Nation
with
Raed Jarrar
Policy Impact Coordinator,
American Friends Service Committee
Adil Shamoo
Associate Fellow,
Institute for Policy Studies
&
Sami Albanna
Iraq Analyst & Commentator
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
Fleur D’Orange – Identity/Identité
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In this new piece, Casablanca-based choreographer and dancer Hind Benali explores her personal past and African roots while addressing the culture, history, and gender politics of Morocco. Rich in images and movement, Benali’s new work reflects the complexities of Moroccan life.
Fleur D’Orange-– Identity/Identité
From Event

Casablanca-based choreographer and dancer Hind Benali explores her personal past and African roots while addressing the culture, history, and gender politics of Morocco. Rich in images and movement, Benali’s new work reflects the complexities of Moroccan life.

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