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Come listen to the following panelist's discussion which will provide an academic space and context for those seeking to think and learn, as we are all witnessing heartbreaking violence and response in Israel and Gaza.

Panelists are Michael Goodhart, Burcu Savun, Jules Lobel, and Jessica Kuntz.

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Join us for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani, How Can I Tell My Mawla I Love Him?; Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy; and Alim Maherali, Ya Ali Madad Everyone. We will discuss the storylines, the authors’ inspirations, and the politics of Muslim childhood in America.

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SLI is currently accepting applications for the 2024 institute, operating a primarily in-person program in Pittsburgh and at four abroad sites for the upcoming summer. Certain languages and levels will accommodate online participants as students demand and instructional resources allow. Prospective participants will be asked to indicate the instructional format in which they wish to study on their SLI application. The 2024 Institute will be offering domestic courses in 11 different languages, four study abroad programs, and an internship opportunity in Ukrainian studies.

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Join the Global Studies Center for a series of conversations with writers and artists exiled from their country and now living in Pittsburgh through the Pittsburgh Network for threatened Scholars (PiNTS) Each has a compelling story resisting and responding to violence, injustice and oppression. They will share their journey and their narrative art form.

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Eastern Standard Time

Activism and Academic Repression with Dylan Rodriquez and Loubna Qutami

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v1nglY8YRWyDHsTTf3NFNA#/registr...

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Organizing and Activism with Lara Kiswani, AROC and Ahmad Abuznaid, USCPR

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Dr. Nadia Elia and Dr. Nadine Naber will present on Feminism and Liberation Struggle

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkzhUj-GSju3JvGA7eBPMw#/registr...

Nada Elia has a PhD in Comparative Literature from Purdue University, and chaired the Global Studies minor at Antioch University-Seattle, before joining Fairhaven College in 2017, where she now teaches Arab American Studies and the occasional Comparative Cultural Studies.

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Booker-nominated & Pulitzer winner Hisham Matar shares his brand new novel, My Friends, in City of Asylum debut.

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Join us next week for a conversation with Nadim Nashif, Executive Director of 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.

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In case you missed yesterday's event with Dr. Raz Segal and Shannon Fyfe, please see a re-broadcast below on YouTube.

This lecture focused on Israel’s assault on Gaza and discussions around the question of genocide in the conflict. It also discussed possibilities for a very different kind of future, one based on equality, dignity, freedom, and security for all people — Israelis, Palestinians, and others. Our discussant will be Shannon Fyfe from the Department of Philosophy at George Mason University.

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