University of Pittsburgh

26 Feb 2025

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The New ‘Contemporary’ Arab Thought

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 12:30pm
Remote
Sponsored By: 
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies invites you to a lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

24 Feb 2025

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The Palestine Exception: Film Screening & Discussion

Monday, February 24, 2025 - 4:00pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

The Palestine Exception tells the story of the largest anti-war movement since the 1970s as students, faculty and staff demand divestment from companies doing business with Israel and an end to the war in Gaza. The documentary unfolds as a story of college campuses as sites of both rebellion and repression, places where personal and collective histories converge in unexpected ways.

19 Feb 2025

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Humanizing Palestin- Displacement and Erasure in Palestine: The Politics of Hope

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 12:00pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

The Humanizing Palestine Lecture Series hosted by the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights features scholars who center the lived experiences, voices, culture and political analysis of Palestinians and their allies.

26 Feb 2025

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From Durban to Dar es Salaam: Black Radicalism, Decolonization and the Racial Capitalism

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Center for Arican Studies

Dr. Al-Bulushi is an Assocaite professor and undergraduate Director in the Department of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. His research engages questions of political geography, racial capitalism, political theory and social movements in Africa.

Contact: 
Center for African Studies

24 Feb 2025

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History of Senegambian Fulbe Itinerant Clerics

Monday, February 24, 2025 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
University of Pittsburgh, History Lounge, Posvar Hall
Sponsored By: 
Center for African Studie

Dr. Assan Sarr is associate professor of African History and the Interim Center for International Studies director for African Studies at Ohio University. His research focuses on land, agrarian change, religion (particularly Islam) in West Africa's Senegambia region.

22 Feb 2025

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Executions and Mass Graves in Tantura and al-Dawayima in 1948

Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Onine
Sponsored By: 
The Jerusalem Fund

Announced by CERIS

The Institute for Palestine Studies and The Jerusalem Fund invite you to join us for a screening and lecture on the executions and mass graves in Tantura and al-Dawamiya, led by Forensic Architecture’s lead Palestine investigator, Dr. Shourideh Molavi.

04 Mar 2025

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Writer and Witness: Aram Andonian and Early Narratives on the Armenian Genocide

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
UC Berkeley

Announced by CERIS

Contact: 
Dzovinar Derderian, armenian@berkeley.edu

04 Mar 2025

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Land of Spies: Inside the FBI’s Informant Program Targeting Arab, Palestinian, SWANA & Muslim Migrants

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
UC Berkeley

Announced by CERIS

Dr. Amir Aziz investigates the decades-long history of FBI informant programs in the U.S. that attempt to recruit Arab, Palestinian, Muslim, and South-West Asian and North African (SWANA) migrants to serve as counter-terrorism intelligence informants and spy on their communities. FBI agents ply migrants, all with vulnerable immigration status, with false promises of immigration relief and employ deportation threats to coax them into becoming ‘compliant’ informants.

Contact: 
nstamatopoulos@berkeley.edu

01 Mar 2025

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Film Screening: No Other Land

Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: 
Carnegie Museum of Art

12 Apr 2025

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Brother Ali East and South, The Satisfied Tour

Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall, 4053 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201-3224

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Brother Ali East and South, The Satisfied Tour with DJ Abilities

Brother Ali is a respected Hip Hop artist, speaker, and community leader. His two-decade resume includes eight critically-acclaimed albums, mentorships with iconic Hip Hop legends Chuck D and Rakim, and performances on late night shows with Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien.

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