Join us on October 13 to learn what has changed in American Muslim political engagment, what challenges Muslim voters face while exercising their rights, and what other ways Muslims are civically and politically engaged.
To celebrate National Hafez Day (October 12th in Iran), Taak Ensemble pays homage to this legendary 14th-century poet, weaving his poetry into their performance of classical and folk Persian music.
Join the Global Studies Center and the Department of Sociology for a panel discussion on the ongoing protests in Iran and their global implications for social movements against state-sanctioned oppression, transnational power structures, and bodily control.
Presenters: Dr. Naima Mohammadi, Mohamad Machine-Chian, and Dr. Mohammed Bamyeh
The Jerusalem Fund and American Friends Service Committee
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
Join us for an in-person afternoon with the authors to discuss the book and Q &A. We will have a limited number of copies for sale as well as signing by the authors. This event is in partnership with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Unity Productions Foundation (Great Muslim American Road Trip, The Sultan and the Saint) worked with PIP animation studios to make its first animated film, Lamya’s Poem, about A Syrian Refugee Girl who meets Rumi across time and space as they work to find a place of hope and a new home.
PIP has worked on numerous animated series including The Cat in the Hat, Cyberchase, Tom & Jerry and many others. The PIP team will overview various roles in animation and open it up for conversation.
Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, African Law Association and Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World and Human Rights Program
The Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division, Boston University’s African Studies Center, Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, and Howard University’s Center for African Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
Library of Congress Holds Online Workshops to Foster Understanding of Islam
Workshops Are Part of the Exploring Challenging Conversations Project Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in a workshop series in Fall 2022, Africa in Focus: African Agency in International Climate Policy and Energy Geopolitics. This series centers African voices in discussing the causes, consequences, and policy solutions for global climate change.
This event will examine the consequences of climate change on food security on the continent and how water and food scarcity impacts and is impacted by local and global conflict.