Announcements

Cairo: Culture between World Wars
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Speakers:
Raph Cormack (Assistant Professor of Arabic at Durham University); Mohamed Elshahed (Author of Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide (AUC Press, 2020); Ziad Fahmy (Professor of Modern Middle East History at Cornell U.); Moderated by Pascale Ghazaleh (Associate Professor of History at the American U. in Cairo)

Female Religiosity in Central Asia: Sufi Leaders in the Persianate World
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A Historical Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

*Note this is in Pacific Time*
This event will be the first in the Diverse Perspectives series on the Israel-Palestine Conflict, and will provide a historical overview of the topic. Charles D. Smith is Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, and his book Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History with Documents is now in its 10th edition.

African Literature Book Group Discussion: Hisham Matarr's My Friends
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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

The K-16 Education Outreach Program at the African Studies Center hosts an annual series of book group meetings wherein participants of all ages and backgrounds are invited to read and discuss engaging novels by African authors. Join this discussion of award-winning author Hisham Matarr's My Friends to learn more about Libyan history and diasporic politics.
From Southport to Social Unrest: Insights on Countering Political Violence from the UK's 2024 Riots
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Join the Ridgway Center for an important lecture by Abdul-Hye Miah, formerly of the London Metropolitan Police and now Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton. Drawing on several decades of experience in counterterrorism at “Scotland Yard,” Abdul will discuss the recent race riots in the United Kingdom.
My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine
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Join us as Sami Hermez and Sireen Sawahla present this must read text. My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine is a riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation.
Palestine & Pedagogy : Encampments & Classrooms
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Basel Al-Araj’s “Live Like a Porcupine, Fight Like a Flea” will guide a workshop on what we might learn from the long history of the encampment and its liberatory struggle through practices of self-determined study. The seminar will consider how to apply these traditions to classrooms.

To register and get a pre-reading, email Sabina Vaught at svaught@pitt.edu.
Palestine & Pedagogy : Solidarity & Teaching
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Drawing on June Jordan’s experience of isolation and attack from within feminist circles for her pro-Palestinian stance and work, the seminar will consider how to build meaningful pedagogical solidarities in similar contemporary contexts.

To register and get a pre-reading, email Sabina Vaught at svaught@pitt.edu.
The Gaza Lecture Series : Gaza, Israel's System of Domination and U.S. Complicity
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Description:
Join us for an important discussion with Nathan Thrall, 2024 Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize Winner, on how decades of failed U.S. policies and Israel’s system of domination have shaped this moment in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Situating Gaza in the context of Israel’s apartheid, Thrall will delve into what he describes as full U.S. complicity for ongoing war crimes and the paradigmatic shift needed among those who claim to support a peaceful and just resolution of the conflict.
Building a Resilient Country: Kosovo’s Path to Security, Sovereignty, and a 'Dream of Its Own
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Description:
Hear from keynote speaker Besa Kabashi-Ramaj (GSPIA '10) for this year's lecture titled Building a Resilient Country: Kosovo's Path to Security, Sovereignty and a "Dream of its Own."

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