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26 Jan 2024

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Next Week | Children’s Literature and Shia Muslim Childhoods in America.

Friday, January 26, 2024 - 5:00am
Webinar
Sponsored By: 
Georgetown University Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Join us for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani, How Can I Tell My Mawla I Love Him?; Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy; and Alim Maherali, Ya Ali Madad Everyone. We will discuss the storylines, the authors’ inspirations, and the politics of Muslim childhood in America.

15 Feb 2024

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The Limits and Potential of International Law in Achieving Accountability in Gaza

Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual
Sponsored By: 
Georgetown University

This event is free and open to the general public. Registration is required.

If you encounter registration issues, please contact coco.tait@georgetown.edu

31 Jan 2024

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Human Rights Amid Violent Conflict: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Israel and Gaza

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center

Come listen to the following panelist's discussion which will provide an academic space and context for those seeking to think and learn, as we are all witnessing heartbreaking violence and response in Israel and Gaza.

Panelists are Michael Goodhart, Burcu Savun, Jules Lobel, and Jessica Kuntz.

30 Jan 2024

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Children’s Literature and Shia Muslim Childhoods in America

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 11:00am
Zoom
Sponsored By: 
Georgetown University Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Join us for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani, How Can I Tell My Mawla I Love Him?; Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy; and Alim Maherali, Ya Ali Madad Everyone. We will discuss the storylines, the authors’ inspirations, and the politics of Muslim childhood in America.

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Image Applications for Pitt's Summer Language Institute (SLI) 2024 are Open!

SLI is currently accepting applications for the 2024 institute, operating a primarily in-person program in Pittsburgh and at four abroad sites for the upcoming summer. Certain languages and levels will accommodate online participants as students demand and instructional resources allow. Prospective participants will be asked to indicate the instructional format in which they wish to study on their SLI application. The 2024 Institute will be offering domestic courses in 11 different languages, four study abroad programs, and an internship opportunity in Ukrainian studies.

08 Feb 2024

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Narratives of the Exiled: Haifa Subay

Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 4:00pm
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored By: 
University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Center

Join the Global Studies Center for a series of conversations with writers and artists exiled from their country and now living in Pittsburgh through the Pittsburgh Network for threatened Scholars (PiNTS) Each has a compelling story resisting and responding to violence, injustice and oppression. They will share their journey and their narrative art form.

01 Mar 2024

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Palestine. A Talk Series and Study Group: Activism and Academic Repression

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
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Sponsored By: 
Center for Urban Education and the Commons for Critical Pedagogy at the University of Pittsburgh

Eastern Standard Time

Activism and Academic Repression with Dylan Rodriquez and Loubna Qutami

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v1nglY8YRWyDHsTTf3NFNA#/registr...

Contact: 
Sabina Vaught svaught@pitt.edu

09 Feb 2024

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Palestine. A Talk Series and Study Group Organizing and Activism

Friday, February 9, 2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Center for Urban Education and the Commons for Critical Pedagogy at the University of Pittsburgh

Organizing and Activism with Lara Kiswani, AROC and Ahmad Abuznaid, USCPR

Contact: 
Sabina Vaught, svaught@pitt.edu

19 Jan 2024

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Palestine. A Talk Series & Study Group

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Center for Urban Education and the Commons for Critical Pedagogy at the University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Nadia Elia and Dr. Nadine Naber will present on Feminism and Liberation Struggle

Register Here: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pkzhUj-GSju3JvGA7eBPMw#/registr...

Nada Elia has a PhD in Comparative Literature from Purdue University, and chaired the Global Studies minor at Antioch University-Seattle, before joining Fairhaven College in 2017, where she now teaches Arab American Studies and the occasional Comparative Cultural Studies.

Contact: 
Sabina Vaught

06 Feb 2024

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World Literature with Anderson Tepper: Pulitzer Winner Hisham Matar

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Livestream
Sponsored By: 
City of Asylum Bookstore

Booker-nominated & Pulitzer winner Hisham Matar shares his brand new novel, My Friends, in City of Asylum debut.

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