Hosted by Howard University's Center for African Studies
Speakers: Sarah Guerin, Jacques Aymeric Nsangou, Abidemi Babatunde Babalola Description: In this institute, art historian Sarah Guerin, University of Pennsylvania, will discuss recent archaeological findings that demonstrate the global reach of West Africa trade items. Jacques Aymeric Nsangou, Harvard University and Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, University of Cambridge UK will discuss archaeology in medieval West Africa.
College basketball superstar Khady is about to carry her team through the NCAA Women’s Championships, but when March Madness coincides with Ramadan, Khady lies to her devout mother about holding her fast. When her mother goes public with the story of Khady’s devotion to both Ramadan and basketball, Khady finds herself the heroine of young Muslim women. Kareem Fahmy’s world premiere production questions family, faith, and what it means to win at all costs.
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
8 PM EST
A conversation with experts conducting quantitative research on Muslims in North America featuring Dalia Mogahed, ISPU's Director of Research, Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher at Pew Research Center, and Sarah Shah, Muslims in Canada Data Initiative.
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CCAS in partnership with Georgetown's Gender+ Justice Initiative
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
CCAS in partnership with Georgetown's Gender+ Justice Initiative is pleased to host Dr. Lamyaâ Achary, Moroccan sociologist and independent researcher, human rights, gender, and LGBTQIA+ activist, and expert in gender equality and sexual diversity for an event to discuss their work dedicated to promoting justice for women and LGBTIQ+ individuals in Morocco, as well as working with a number of feminist and queer organizations in the African continent and the Middle East.
With the normalization of relations between Israel and some Arab countries moving at a relatively fast pace, and with the Abraham Accords having taken over a significant proportion of US policy conversations and priorities for the region, there is a great need to provide a detailed and objective assessment of this new policy direction and its potential impacts and implications.
In 2022, CAIR received a total of 5,156 complaints nationwide. This is a 23 percent decrease in total complaints since the 6,720 complaints CAIR received in 2021. Domestic politics have been less volatile over the last couple of years. Less volatility may have contributed to a reduction in the number of complaints. We note that complaints about law enforcement and government overreach dropped by 38 percent. At the same time, complaints about school incidents increased by 63 percent.
