The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Announced by University of Pittsburgh
Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is still accepting applications on a rolling basis—both for the summer 2020 program and Title VIII fellowships! We offer intensive courses in elementary, intermediate, and advanced Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek.
Dar al Islam will offer their 31st annual Teachers’ Institute, which will be held this year as a completely online event due to the pandemic. Though the format is different, this is an opportunity for educators who may not be able to travel, whose planned activities for this summer have been cancelled, or who have always wanted to attend but haven't been able to schedule .
University of Pittsburgh Center for Governance and Markets, Beth Shalom, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Sean Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of the International Development Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. His research focuses on China's development of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His new book, The War on the Uyghurs: China's Internal Campaign against a Muslim Minority, was recently published by Princeton University Press.
University of Massachusetts Professor Emeritus Sut Jhally will share select clips and discuss the key findings of his 2016 documentary, "The Occupation of the American Mind," which analyzes pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. Jhally will explore whether the news media have been getting better—or worse—since the documentary was produced, and whether election-season news coverage is likely to cover—or cover up—growing challenges to standard pro-Israel narratives and politics.
FOSNA Pittsburgh, United Nations Relief and Work Agency
Friends,
Are you ready to run, walk (or just watch) the 2020 Virtual Gaza Run/Walk + Digital Festival?
After the success of our first Pittsburgh “4K4GazaKids” last October we were hoping to expand this year’s walk to a regional event. Unfortunately, the Covid 19 virus has put an end to those plans, but at the same time it has opened up an exciting new opportunity for us.
Join City of Bridges Foundation, Carlow University and Peace Island Institute for panel discussion on human rights with voices from religious figures, human rights activists and grassroots organizers.
Join the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania for an important conversation on blackness in the Middle East. Panelists will address themes including the greater history of blackness in the region, anti-Black sentiments that persist to this day, the question of identity and race in the region, and more.