The Sprout Fund, The Benter Foundation and The Studio for Creative Inquiry.
THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF PITTSBURGH AND CONFLICT KITCHEN PRESENT: MUSLIM SOLIDARITY POTLUCK
Over 250 people from all walks of life came to meet members of the local Muslim community and learn about the Muslim experience in Pittsburgh. Approximately 80% of the people in attendance had never been to the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh before.
Thomas Merton Center, eace Committee of East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mohammed Bamyeh is currently a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and the editor of International Sociology Reviews (ISR). He served most recently as the lead author of the first comprehensive report on social sciences in the Arab World. His books include Intellectuals and Civil Society in the Middle East (2012); Anarchy as Order (2009); Of Death and Dominion (2007); The Ends of Globalization (2000); The Social Origins of Islam (1999). He has also edited Palestine America (2003); and Literature and Revolution (2012).
America's Unofficial Ambassadors is a DC-based non-profit, seeking to promote citizen diplomacy and increase the number of Americans who volunteer in the Muslim World. THeir programs are geared towards students, with Semester Abroad and Summer Service Internship opportunities in Morocco, Zanzibar, Tajikistan, and Indonesia. Through their programs, students are placed in an internship with a school or an NGO specializing in areas of human development.
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development
Opening Reception:
Friday, 15 January
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The symbol known as the Hamsa, or Hand of Fatima, in Arab and Middle Eastern culture, is also a potent symbol in cultures around the world, from Asia, Africa, Latin America and even to the tribal cultures of Native Americans. This exhibition will explore the origins, symbolism and interpretations of this potent design with objects from all these cultures, with examples and an audience-interactive lecture.
Exhibition continues January 15 - February 19, 2016
Graduate Conference April 25-26th. 2016
Presented by the Hemispheric Americas Lecture Series
At the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus
Abstracts due: January 15, 2016 (11:59pm EST) raceamericasconference@gmail.com
The National Endowment for the Humanities offers FUNDED summer seminars and institutes for college faculty. The programs are held in different locations and are on different topics. There is even one on “The Ottoman Empire, Europe, and the Mediterranean,” but there are many others as well. NEH provides a subsidy for housing/living expenses too.
Here are two great FUNDED opportunities for FULL-TIME college/university faculty. Both are very reputable faculty PD programs organized by PARC (Palestinian American Research Center). I did one a few years ago, and it was amazing, life-changing, eye-opening. You get to travel throughout the West Bank, visiting universities and networking with professors. Each night, you return to a hotel in Jerusalem. Deadline to apply: January.
