Nov 2024

18 Nov 2024

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Israeli Politics and Society after the Hamas Attack: A One Year Retrospective

Monday, November 18, 2024 - 12:00pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, ithe Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the African Studies Program, and Georgetown University Qatar

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

19 Nov 2024

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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 12:00pm
Remote
Sponsored By: 
Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Immersive and gripping, Nathan Thrall’s Pulitzer prize-winning book A Day in the Life of Abed Salama is an indelibly human portrait of the struggle over Israel/Palestine that offers a new understanding of the tragic history and reality of one of the most contested places on earth.

19 Nov 2024

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Book Talk: Feminism, Tradition and Change in Contemporary Islam

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 3:30pm
Remote
Sponsored By: 
lwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

19 Nov 2024

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When East Meets West Symposium: Cross Cultural Exchange along the Maritime Silk Road

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:00pm
Remote
Sponsored By: 
East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

20 Nov 2024

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Health as a Weapon: Gaza, Syria, and the Wider MENA Region

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Remote
Sponsored By: 
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

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.

20 Nov 2024

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Film Screening: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 6:30pm
Harris Theater
Sponsored By: 
Film Pittsburgh

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Film Pittsburgh is hosting a screening of the film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

25 Nov 2024

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Gaza Lecture Series: The Concept of Genocide and the Destruction of Gaza

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 12:00pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the African Studies Program, and Georgetown University Qatar

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

26 Nov 2024

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The New Governance of Religious Diversity

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sponsored By: 
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs

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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