Feb 2014

07 Feb 2014

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"The Settler Movement: History, Impacts, and Perceptions"

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center

Dr. Luke Peterson will speak on "The Settler Movement: History, Impacts, and Perceptions" at his lecture this Friday, February 7, 3:00 pm, in 4130 Posvar Hall. Sponsored by the Global Studies Center

Contact: 
Tom Allen

07 Feb 2014

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MSA 4th Annual Fast-A-Thon

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
O' Hara Student Center ballroom
Sponsored By: 
University of Pittsburgh Muslim Student Assocation

Pitt's Muslim Student Association, co-hosting with Pitt's FORGE this year, is holding their 4th Annual Fast-A-Thon and the theme is HUMANITY. Come for the fasting experience, to learn about what's happening in different countries around the world, and to MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Sign up to fast with us for a day to promote awareness around campus and bring in clothes to help refugees in Syria.

Come to the O' Hara Student Center ballroom on Friday, February 7th for a FREE, delicious meal to break our fast.

Contact: 
pittmsa@gmail.com

10 Feb 2014

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National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' Washington, DC Summer Internship Program DEADLINE FEB 10,2014

Monday, February 10, 2014 (All day)
Washington DC
Sponsored By: 
National Council on U.S. Arab Relations

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the Nation's Capital. The program features an energizing and demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounter designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during their time in Washington.

13 Feb 2014

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Lunch Hour: Informal Egyptian Lunch & Discussion on Egyptian Current Events

Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 11:45am to 1:00pm
Cathedral of Learning,12th floor, Room #1228
Sponsored By: 
Pitt Honors College & Conflict Kitchen

Join us for an informal lunch and conversation about current events in Egypt. The lunch will be held in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, in Room 1228 on the 12th floor. We will begin at noon. The meal and discussion will last about an hour. The lunch is open to public.

Our speakers will be:

Dr. Fatma El-Hamidi, Pitt Dept. of Economics
Sheikh Atef Mahgoub, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
Ms. Elaine Linn, Pitt Global Studies Center
and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Ebedy, an Egyptian Social Activist and Visiting Scholar at Pitt

13 Feb 2014

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Microcredit and Third World Women: Panacea for Poverty or Delusional Development?

Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 4:00pm
4500 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored By: 
University of Pittsburgh Women’s Studies Program, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Department of Political Science, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and Humanities Center

Microcredit (small loans to start small enterprises in the informal sector) has been praised in many quarters as a panacea for the poverty and patriarchy that poor women in Third World countries confront. Securing poor women access to credit, for enterprises in the small-scale agricultural sector and the urban informal sector is at the center of a significant chunk of “women and development” agendas today.

18 Feb 2014

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Battle of Algiers

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
212 University Center, Point Park College, 414 Wood Street Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Global Cultural Studies Program, Point Park University

Global Cultural Studies Program at Point Park University as we screen the 1966 Gillo Pontecorvo classic, The Battle of Algiers. This film illustrates in excruciating detail the horrors of French colonialism in Algeria and the resistance movement that eventually succeeded in overthrowing it. Although it is a dramatization of these historic events, the film nonetheless brings to life the violence, hope, and struggles inherent to any decolonization process. The film is in Arabic and French with English subtitles. The Battle of Algiers continues our Fight Back!

Contact: 
Bob Ross, Point Park University

20 Feb 2014

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Connectedness in the Islamic World (661-1300 CE)

Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 4:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall

Medieval Arabic sources are replete with stories about Muslims traveling far and wide. The abundance of such examples tempts one to believe that these traveling individuals created and maintained the pan-Islamic cultural commonwealth. Yet the Islamic written legacy is so vast that drawing decisive conclusions that traveling was indeed as widespread as our sources suggest is hardly possible.

21 Feb 2014

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Regulating Sexuality in Contemporary Iran: Red Lights in Parks

Friday, February 21, 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
4217 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center

Regulating Sexuality in Contemporary Iran: Red Lights in Parks

CERIS Book Discussion for Educators: Paradise Beneath Her Feet How Women Are Transforming the Middle East

Friday, February 21, 2014 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
4217 Wesley W Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
CERIS

K- 16 educators and librarians are welcome to join CERIS member faculty for a discussion about the book Paradise Beneath Her Feet
How Women Are Transforming the Middle East by Isobel Coleman.

We are fortunate to have Dr. Michael McKale, Professor of Religious Studies, Director of the Institute for Ethics, Saint Francis University.

Please contact Elaine Linn at eel58@pitt.edu for a free book and to reserve a spot at the table. A light dinner is included.

Contact: 
Elaine Linn, eel58@pitt.edu

22 Feb 2014

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Turkish Food Night

Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 7:00pm
Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh, 1459 Crane Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Sponsored By: 
Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh
Contact: 
activities@tccpittsburgh.org