In the past two decades, there’s been a demonstrable rise in Islamophobia and Antisemitism across the globe. Not only has this manifested in discriminatory and dangerous rhetoric, including the promotion of far-right conspiracy theories by politicians, it has resulted in a number of deadly attacks on Muslim and Jewish communities. This is illustrated by the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and the 2019 Christchurch mosque shooting in New Zealand.
The George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
ESIA Practitioner-in-Residence Roopa Rangaswamy will speak to four leading experts about the conflict in Yemen. The discussion will examine current trends and dynamics as well as the trajectory for 2023 and beyond.
The Middle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil.
Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, CAIR-Pittsburgh and Few of a Kind Bookstore
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
Join us on February 18, 2023 at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh (1400 Bigelow Blvd., Pgh, Pa 15213) as we celebrate and educate the community on the many contributions made by our Brothers and Sister in the African American community. This years theme is:
Dante and Arabic Philosophy - A Columbia University and UC Berkeley Joint Seminar organized by Pier Mattia Tommasino (Columbia, Italian) and Akash Kumar (UC Berkeley, Italian Studies)
Session 1: L’Ordine dell’Universo nella “Commedia”
Presenter: Sebastiano Italia (University of Catania)
Join us for a virtual book discussion of "The Night Will Have Its Say", a novel by Ibrahim al-Koni, the International Booker Prize finalist and “one of the Arab world’s most innovative novelists” (Roger Allen). The book discussion will be with the book translator Nancy Roberts (free-lance Arabic-to-English translator) and in conversation with Emily Drumsta (Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and French & Italian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin).
