About the Workshop hosted by Boston University, Indiana University and University of Minnesota
Announcements
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Kamran Bokhari, New Lines Institute will present “Eurasia in an Age of Strategic Churn.” His talk will explore the evolving "arc of crisis" across southern Eurasia, examining how ongoing domestic and regional conflicts have led to escalating instability in many states within this strategic region. Bokhari will explore how these dynamics may continue to shape the geopolitical landscape in the coming years. |
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Hasina Jalal will discuss her paper, “Resilience and Resistance: Afghan Women’s Fight Against the Taliban and the Role of Global Economic Sanctions.” The research analyzes the ways women-led Afghan social movements resist Taliban control. Drawing on interviews with activists, former professionals, and artists, Jalal’s research sheds light on the unique challenges Afghan women face and their resilience amid intersecting crises. |
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December 2 at 10:30 am ET, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, Executive Director, Arava Institute of Environmental Studies, will join GSPIA Professor Jennifer Murtazashvili for a dialogue, “Environmental Diplomacy During Crises: A View from Israel and Palestine.” |
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These visuals capture the increased repression that Palestinians and supporters of Palestinian freedom have been experiencing and witnessing in the U.S. and other countries that support Israeli oppression. The first visual offers a framework for recognizing Anti-Palestinian racism as a distinct form of racism, while the second highlights case studies from primary and secondary education. |
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh Religious diversity is a key feature of countries across the world today, but it also presents governments with very real challenges. Controversies around religious free speech, symbols, social values and morals, and the role of faith leaders as critical voices are just a few of the issues that have given rise to fierce social, political, and scholarly debate. So how do states include and accommodate religious diversity, and should this change? What are the key difficulties facing states when it comes to governing religious diversity? |
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh Join the Georgetown African Studies Program, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the Georgetown Conflict Resolution Program, the Gender+ Justice Initiative and Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security for the third event in a series of programming on Sudan. This event is also sponsored by the MESA Global Academy and the African Studies Association. |
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh Join the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies for a lecture by Salma Daoudi, a DPhil candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford, as she explores the weaponization of health in the MENA region, with a focus on Gaza and Syria. |
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh Film Pittsburgh is hosting a screening of the film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig. |
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