Announcements

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The Second Balkan Summer School on Religion and Public Life
A CEDAR Affiliate Event

REMINDER: APPLICATION DEADLINE February 23
Conversion and the Boundaries of Community
July 26 - August 8, 2015

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Ismail Fajrie Alatas, to present on the Muslim pilgrims on pious journeys to visit the tombs of Muslim saints scattered around Java. Mr. Alatas will present his research on the process of history-making that enable sites to become popular pilgrimage destinations. Comprehending these dynamics in turn provides a contextual glimpse into the various negotiations that constitute the formation of Islamic spiritual authority. Ismail Fajrie Alatas is in the joint doctoral program in Anthropology & History, University of Michigan

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Jeanette S. Jouili, Visiting Assistant Professor of International & Cultural Studies, College of Charleston to Present

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"Join Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine for a special event in honor of Black History Month. We will have Author Tammy Fournier Alsaada speak about the parallels between Black and Palestinian struggles, including recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and Gaza, Palestine."

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We are having a cultural night on Saturday January 31st from 8pm to 11pm in WPU ballroom. We would love if you would join us! There are about a billion Muslims around the world. To show how diverse Islam is we are having this cultural fair. There will be booths with food, clothing, music and languages from different cultures. We have about 16 different countries represented with a handful of Arab countries. Students will set up booths displaying their homelands--from Russia to Sudan! So please join us in an Around-the-World in 30 Minutes night!

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Pitt's Arabic and Culture Club is showing showing "Omar" a 2013 Palestinian film that received a Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for an Oscar, and was even screened by the UN in New York. It is directed by Hany Abu-Assad, the same director as "Paradise Now."

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• Meet the Composer at an ART SONG RECITAL
January 18 • 2:00 PM • Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters
Our Resident Artists perform art songs by John Alden Carpenter, Libby Larson, and Mohammed Fairouz. Q& A with Mr. Fairouz after the recital. FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera are your hosts at the reception afterward. Admission is $5, or free to members of FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera and donors at $50+.

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Qais Akbar Omar
Author of A Fort of Nine Towers and Goodwill Envoy for the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women

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This course focuses on the processes of self-definition by Arab men and women in literature and their representation in film. These processes include expressions of sexuality, body image, the motif of un/veiling, the issues of filiation and affiliation, and national and religious identities. Each process will be identified within a spatial and temporal context in light of the manifestations of the socio-cultural changes.

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7 Class Meeting: Tuesdays 1:30-2:50 - 1/13- 1/20 - 1/27 - 2/3 - 2/10 - 2/17 - 2/24 (this is a Mini3 course)

Course Objectives:
- To acquire necessary cultural knowledge of the Arabic-Speaking World.
- To learn basic, functional Arabic vocabulary that will enable you to converse in a basic, Arabic conversation. You will learn how to greet and respond to greetings, order food in a restaurant, and use important expressions and Arabic etiquette for every day conversation when traveling to an Arabic-speaking country or having a professional meeting.

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