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.
Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
The discussion will take place at 6:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME
The plight of the Uyghurs is arguably the single biggest human rights violation in the world today. Assistant Professor of History James Pickett (University of Pittsburgh) will facilitate a discussion using articles and chapters of books to shed light on the historical context and current conditions facing the Uyghurs of China.
After registering, participants will receive a reading packet and a Zoom meeting link.
PA Teachers can earn Act 48 Credit. Please provide number in registration form.
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.
Few of Kind store presents this discussion and presentation by Sadaf Khan
A 5$ donation is appreciated as all proceeds will go to the Muslim Women's Shelter in Pittsburgh.
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 .
AMSEA - Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
Research Grant Opportunities Available
The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to offer Research Grants to its Members in conjunction with the Thirteenth Annual ASMEA Conference held November 19-21, 2020 * Washington, D.C.
Contact:
Contact ASMEA at 202.429.8860 or info@asmeascholars.org
Arab Studies Quarterly, the Center for Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies and The College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i—Mānoa The Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Hawai‘i—Mānoa
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Call for Abstracts
Arab Studies Quarterly, the Center for Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies and
The College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i—Mānoa
The Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Hawai‘i—Mānoa
A Joint Conference On
Politics, Media, Culture and the Middle East
October 2-3, 2020
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
