Educators and librarians are invited to participate in the CERIS Spring 2019 Book discussion on Feb 15, 2019. Dinner at 5 PM and discussion to follow at 6 PM.
We will discuss Islam After Communism by Adeeb Khalid. The book was selected and the discussion will be led by Dr. James Pickett, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh. To participate please register at http://www.cerisnet.org/resource/faculty-readers-forum.
Travelers Along the Silk Roads
10th Century to the Present
October 24, 2018-May 1, 2019
Ground & Second Floors, Hillman Library
Free & open to the public during Hillman Library hours
Join the City of Asylum for a reading and Q&A with Neustadt Prize-winner Nuruddin Farah, presented by Paul A. Bové. Nuruddin Farah will be reading from his work "Maps."
University of Pittsburgh Muslim Student Assocation
An opportunity for the campus community to observe the weekly Muslim worship service. Ask questions of your peers and get know Muslim students on campus.
In case you missed our event on October 3rd, "Islam: as a discourse of resistance in Iran", with Dr. Pouya Alimagham, the following video is a full edited version of his presentation and Q&A presented by ACMCU.
CERIS, Africana Studies Center, Department of Religious Studies, Islamicate Studies Working Group
"Where Did All That Power Go?: Black Muslims and the Movement for Community Control and Police Accountability"
Rasul Miller, is a PhD candidate and a William Fontaine fellow of Africana Studies and History at the University of Pennsylvania. Rasul’s research interests “include Muslim movements in 20th century America and their relationship to Black internationalist thought and West African intellectual history. He serves as editor and contributing writer for the history section of Sapelo Square, an award winning online platform dedicated to the experiences of Black Muslims.”
Sarah Tynen: State Territorialization through Bureaucratic Control: Authoritarian Governance at the Neighborhood Level in China
Ph.D. Candidate • Graduate Part-time Instructor • Urbanization and Poitical Governance • MA 2014
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Areas of interest: State-society relations, development, migration and ethno-cultural nationalism in China's autonomous regions and borderlands
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) has announced its 10th annual FUNDED Faculty Development Seminar to Jerusalem and the West Bank for U.S. community college or university faculty with an interest in BUT LITTLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE to Israel/Palestine. (It’s funded by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is a reputable program.) I participated in this program in 2012, and it’s a truly amazing, life-changing experience!!
In case you missed our event on October 2nd, "Living in a Sacred Cosmos: Religion and Democracy in Indonesia", with Dr. Bernard Adeney-Risakotta, the following video is a full edited version of his presentation and following Q&A presented by ACMCU. Click on the image below to view the video:
