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28 Sep 2015

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LGBT Moroccan Writer Abdellah Taia

Monday, September 28, 2015 - 10:00am to Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 6:00pm
Sponsored By: 
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

LGBT Moroccan Writer Abdellah Taia
September 28, 2015 - 10:00am - September 29, 2015 - 6:00pm

GSWS; Film Studies; EUCE; French and Italian; Global Studies Center; CERIS.

Contact: 
412-624-7232, gsws@pitt.edu

22 Jul 2015

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Historical Perspectives on Persian and Iranian Art and Culture

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 10:15am to 12:15pm
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored By: 
CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART

Art History Class:
Historical Perspectives on Persian and Iranian Art and Culture

4 sessions, Wednesdays or Saturdays
Starting July 22 or 25, 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
$80 ($64, Carnegie Museums members)

Explore Iran’s rich cultural and artistic history with Soude Dadras, visiting scholar in the department of history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. Each session will focus on one of four art forms deeply rooted in Persian history—carpets, ceramics, architecture, and calligraphy and painting.

Contact: 
412.622.3131

08 Jul 2015

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Monroeville Public Library presents "Celebrating Ramadan"

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 7:00pm
4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146-3381
Sponsored By: 
MCCP, Monroeville Public Library

Monroeville Public Library presents "Celebrating Ramadan"
The library has scheduled a program titled "Celebrating Ramadan" for the greater Monroeville Community. It is a great learning opportunity about Islam in general and Ramadan in particular for our non-Muslim neighbors, friends, colleagues and classmates. Dr. Salah AlMoukamal, will present a lecture on Celebrating Ramadan on Wednesday July 8, 2015 7:00 PM at the Gallery Space within library premises.

10 Jul 2015

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Rights of Passage Art Exhibit: Opening Reception

Friday, July 10, 2015 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
The Spinning Plate Gallery, 5821 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh

“Rights of Passage” is an artistic journey of an American with roots in Palestine, it
is a personal artistic narrative and a political response to thorny issues that prevent
the two cultures from co-existing. In this context the gallery itself becomes a
metaphor. By transforming the space, the language of art becomes a catalyst for
exploration of a peaceful resolution. Even as Israelis and Palestinians contest
over the rights of self determination a globally-recognized national
identity.

Contact: 
Samira Shaheen, sgirlmiles@hotmail.com

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Historical Overview of the Region (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines

Azlan Tajuddin, Associate Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department, La Roche College

Recomended Readings:

Tajuddin, A. 2012. "Malaysia in the World Economy (1824-2011): Capitalism, Ethnic Divisions, and Managed Democracy." Lexington Books; Lanham, MD. pp 55-82.
Osborne, M. 2004. "Southeast Asia: An introductory history." St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin. pp 1-39.
Osborne, M. 2004. "Southeast Asia: An introductory history." St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin. pp 129-154.

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Syrian Civil War and the Impact on its Neighbors

Presenter: Faten Ghosn, Associate Professor, International Relations, School of Government & Public Policy and Faculty of the School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies, University of Arizona. Part of the workshop "Breaking Down the Headlines: Understanding the Levant." A preparatory workshop for educator participants of the 2014 Fulbright Hays GPA to Jordan

Discussant: Mais Haddad, Syrian human rights lawyer, working in the field of women's rights and civil society

PowerPoint Presentation: Faten Ghosn, Syrian Civil War and the Impact on its Neighbor

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Palestinian Aspirations and Realities

Presenter: Robert Ross, Assistant Professor of Global Cultural Studies, Point Park University

Part of the Workshop "Breaking Down the Headlines: Understanding the Levant." Sponsored by the Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh and CERIS. A preparatory workshop for educators participating in the 2014 Fulbright Hays GPA to Jordan

Suggested Readings:

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People and Property in Nineteenth-Century Transjordan

Presenter: Safa Saraçoğlu, Associate Professor of History, Bloomsburg University
Part of the Workshop "Breaking Down the Headlines: Understanding the Levant." Sponsored by the Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh and CERIS. A preparatory workshop for educators participating in the 2014 Fulbright Hays GPA to Jordan.

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Citizenship and the Modern Arab State

Citizenship, Identity, and the Modern Arab State, Part of the Breaking Down the Headlines: Understanding the Levant," Professor Mohammed Bamyeh discusses the relationship between citizenship and identity in contemporary Arab countries.

Presenter: Mohammed Bamyeh, Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh

30 May 2015

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She Who Tells A Story, Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Carnegie Museum of Art

Join the Carnegie Museum of Art for a special opening day lecture from Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Assistant Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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