Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis and War in Context
15 Mar 2022
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Lecture by Dr. Dana Moss (former Pitt faculty of Sociology)
Between February and April 2022, K-14 educators in the U.S. and around the world are invited to a three-part webinar series exploring certain current issues in the Middle East with a focus on historical context. Each 90-minute session will feature a different issue that demonstrates how understanding the past is essential for comprehending today’s Middle East. Content experts will introduce important contemporary issues before delving back into the past to explore how we arrived at our present moment. Attending teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the region’s history and current events, as well as ideas about incorporating this information into classrooms. This session will present an overview on Yemen’s rich culture, its ongoing war, and why it is home to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.
Register Here: https://imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/teaching-a-language-in-a-hybrid-form...
The Consortium for Middle East Studies at Duke University-The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan.
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