the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue of Duquesne University and the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh
Mark Haas (Political Science, Duquesne University) and Ihsan Colak (Respect Graduate School) will discuss religion and democracy with moderator Clifford Bob (Political Science, Duquesne University). The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
Department of Asian Studies, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Weiss Chair of the Humanities, the Department of History, and the School of International Affairs
After the fiasco of the Iraq War of 2003, the West pushed for a new mandate through the UN called the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in 2005. This new mandate revived ideas of humanitarian intervention that had been called into question from the detritus of Iraq. No lessons were learned. After R2P came Libya, a society now in ruins, and then came Syria, a country whose civil war had been fanned along even as no good outcome seemed on the horizon. Presented by Dr. Vijay Prashad from Trinity College, this talk will explore the landscape of intervention and its perils.
Come join Melissa Finn for her talk that explores how minority activists mobilize citizenship despite of or due to their marginalization, and how their work is critical for the mitigation of youth radicalization into violent extremism. Her empirical focus includes Arab activism in the west and MENA region, as well as current work on ethnic Somali activism in Kenya.
The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States (also available via video conference at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org)
The Jerusalem Fund is pleased to present Professor Wadie Said who will deliver the 2016 Edward Said Memorial Lecture. Just as the late Dr. Edward Said struggled tirelessly in his scholarship and humanities projects to challenge and dispel dominant misperceptions of the East, Arab society, and the modern Palestinian predicament, his son Wadie Said engages a similarly noble pursuit: confronting the issue of terrorism and the ways in which it is produced and dealt with in the American legal system.
Halal-a-palooza is a cultural event that encompasses countries from around the world that has a Muslim population. Experience the different cultures, taste their food, and find out more about how Islam reached each country.
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pittsburgh Chapter
Come join the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for a workshop by Corey Saylor focusing on what is Islamophobia, what is causing it, and how to recognize it.
Join us for a talk by Dr. Clive Lipchin, the Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management (Israel/Jordan/Palestine), and learn how Israel's Arava Institute's head of transboundary water management deals with 3 warring nations unified in their care for their water resources. Understand the unique collaboration and diplomacy that has garnered The Arava Institute seven nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. Review Arava team techniques and approaches they've leveraged to maintain a steady supply of nourishing water across boundary lines to the people in need.
Join us for a talk by Dr. Clive Lipchin, the Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management (Israel/Jordan/Palestine), and learn how Israel's Arava Institute's head of transboundary water management deals with 3 warring nations unified in their care for their water resources. Understand the unique collaboration and diplomacy that has garnered The Arava Institute seven nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. Review Arava team techniques and approaches they've leveraged to maintain a steady supply of nourishing water across boundary lines to the people in need.