Palestine Center and The Institute for Palestine Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
The Jerusalem Fund's Palestine Center and The Institute for Palestine Studies-USA (IPS-USA) invite you to join us for the launch of Brian Barber’s new book, "No Way But Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip," in conversation with Said Arikat, renowned Palestinian journalist, senior fellow at The Jerusalem Fund’s Palestine Center and the Washington bureau chief for Jerusalem based newspaper Al-Quds.
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) invites scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to submit papers for its 23rd Annual Conference. This year’s theme examines the urgent need to defend democracy in Muslim-majority countries amid rising authoritarianism worldwide. We seek submissions that explore the role of democratic governance in ensuring political stability, economic development, and human rights.
Kinloch Commons for Critical Pedagogy and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh
For educators studying the urgent and long standing questions of education and Palestine. 2nd of 2 virtual book discussion
March 25, 2025 6 - 8 PM EST
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd
Sponsored by the Kinloch Commons for Critical Pedagogy and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is hosting Mustafa Akyol, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, for a talk titled “The Judeo-Islamic Tradition: A Forgotten Story” on Wednesday, March 26 at Noon in the ACMCU Boardroom (ICC 270).
University of Pittsburgh Department of Religious Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Please join the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Religious Studies for the colloquium “Scattered Tiles, Defaced Birds: The Life of Persian Luster Tiles in the Contested Shrine Complex of Abd al-Samad, Natanz, Iran."
The University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Critical Languages Program, and the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
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A Taste of Kurdish (Kurmanji): Please join this free introduction to Kurdish (Kurmanji), a five-week long course which will be held via Zoom. Kurmanji, the northern Kurdish dialect, is the most widely used Kurdish language, spoken primarily in Turkey, and in smaller numbers in Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
