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Join the Global Studies Center and the Department of Sociology for a panel discussion on the ongoing protests in Iran and their global implications for social movements against state-sanctioned oppression, transnational power structures, and bodily control.

Presenters: Dr. Naima Mohammadi, Mohamad Machine-Chian, and Dr. Mohammed Bamyeh

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Learn about Dr. Hill's experience in the Trump administration, her recent memoir, and Putin's authoritarian vision for Russia.

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This year's celebration is taking place at Alphabet City on Friday, October 28th at 7:00 PM. The evening will honor Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk.

The evening includes a private reception and dinner by 40 North at Alphabet City. Valet parking will be provided.

Nights of Plague: New book by Orhan Pamuk

From the the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire.

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Library of Congress Holds Online Workshops to Foster Understanding of Islam

Workshops Are Part of the Exploring Challenging Conversations Project Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Join Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Reyhan Durmaz, to discuss her book Stories between Christianity and Islam: Saints, Memory, and Cultural Exchange in Late Antiquity and Beyond.

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Unity Productions Foundation (Great Muslim American Road Trip, The Sultan and the Saint) worked with PIP animation studios to make its first animated film, Lamya’s Poem, about A Syrian Refugee Girl who meets Rumi across time and space as they work to find a place of hope and a new home.

PIP has worked on numerous animated series including The Cat in the Hat, Cyberchase, Tom & Jerry and many others. The PIP team will overview various roles in animation and open it up for conversation.

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*Recording of the following webinar*

Featuring:

Professor Sahar Aziz (Moderator)

Speakers:

Prof. Khaled Abou Elfadl
UCLA Law School

Mustafa Akyol
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute

Prof. Ahmet Kuru
San Diego State University

Dr. Basheer Ahmed
Southwestern Medical School, Dallas TX

Dr. Radwan A. Masmoudi
President, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy

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