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Announced by University of Pittsburgh

New! Present a Poster at the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa's 12th Annual Conference
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2019; Event Dates: October 31-November 2, 2019

The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to invite undergraduate students to participate in its first ever Poster Presentation Competition at the Twelfth Annual Conference being held in Washington, D.C. October 31 - November 2, 2019.

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An Artist Talk with Andrea London

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. To register, please visit: publicartpittsburgh.org.

Please join the Human Dignity Project, Office of Public Art, and the Monroeville Public Library for an Artist Talk with Andrea London.

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A symposium celebrating the 8th centenary of St. Francis’ encounter with Malik al-Kamil and the 10th anniversary of the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue

Thursday, 3 October 2019, 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Africa Room, Student Union, Duquesne University

Keynote:

Kathleen Warren, O.S.F. (author of Daring to Cross the Threshold)

“The Hidden Wisdom of Francis and the Sultan: After 800 Years, Are We Ready for It?”


followed by a panel discussion and a Q & A with

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The US-UAE Business Council, The American Middle East Institute, and K&L Gates cordially invite you to a business seminar in Pittsburgh in honor of a high-level delegation from Sharjah, UAE. The seminar will take place at 12:00pm on Monday September 16, 2019 at the offices of K&L Gates.

The event will provide members of the local business community with the opportunity to directly engage key representatives of Sharjah's world-class public institutions in the education, research, business, and media sectors.

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Soon after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviets took control of Central Asia, forming five new republics: Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The imposition of Soviet power proved highly disruptive to the traditional ways of life in these republics, which had been dominated for centuries by Muslim beliefs and practices.

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This collection includes oral histories conducted and arranged by Brooklyn Historical Society in 2018. The interviews reflect varying approaches to religious observance among Muslim Brooklynites in relation to a wide range of communities and traditions within Islam, including Sunni, Shi’i, Sufi, Nation of Islam, W. D. Mohammed community, Five Percent, Dar ul Islam, and Ansaarullah.

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The film tells the stories of four Palestinian children who had been detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military and political system.

There will be an organized discussion following the film to support H.R. 2407, the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.

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American Foreign Policy After Trump: Pitfalls, Challenges, and Opportunities
Event Date: October 3, 2019
Duquesne Political Science Research Series presents

American Foreign Policy After Trump:
Pitfalls, Challenges, and Opportunities

With Dr. Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics from the Department of Political Science at Columbia University.

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The Carnegie Middle East Center invites you to its fourth annual conference, titled A Disordered World: What to Expect in 2020, which will take place on Monday, December 02, 2019 at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut.

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