Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
The discussion will take place at 6:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME
The plight of the Uyghurs is arguably the single biggest human rights violation in the world today. Assistant Professor of History James Pickett (University of Pittsburgh) will facilitate a discussion using articles and chapters of books to shed light on the historical context and current conditions facing the Uyghurs of China.
After registering, participants will receive a reading packet and a Zoom meeting link.
PA Teachers can earn Act 48 Credit. Please provide number in registration form.
University of Pittsburgh Center for Governance and Markets, Beth Shalom, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Sean Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of the International Development Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. His research focuses on China's development of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. His new book, The War on the Uyghurs: China's Internal Campaign against a Muslim Minority, was recently published by Princeton University Press.
Few of Kind store presents this discussion and presentation by Sadaf Khan
A 5$ donation is appreciated as all proceeds will go to the Muslim Women's Shelter in Pittsburgh.
The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies and Department of Political Science
Save the Date: On February 27, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at the University Club, Ballroom B, the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies and Department of Political Science will host a Breakfast Briefing with Ross Harrison regarding “Iran and the United States.”
The Social Justice Institutes and the Atkins Center for Ethics
Announced by University of Pittsburgh
On April 19, 1989, a young woman in the prime of her life was brutally raped and left for dead in New York City's Central Park. Five boys - four Black and one Latino - were tried and conviceted of the crime in a frenzied case that rocked the city. They became collectively known as "The Central Park Five."
Contact:
Ryan Scott, Director, Social Justice Institutes: rsscott@carlow.edu, 412.578.2043
Book Talk
The Politics of Migration in Modern Egypt: Strategies for Regime Survival in Autocracies
Thursday, October 24, 4:30-6 PM
2432 Posvar Hall
How does labor migration facilitate authoritarianism? Dr. Gerasimos Tsourapas examines how migration and political power are inextricably linked, identifying the ways through which authoritarian regimes rely on the export of human capital across the Middle East and the Global South. This lecture is free and open to the public.
CERIS, Seton Hill University School of Humanities, LAC: Liberal Arts Cirriculum
Dr. Younus Mirza
The Bible and the Qur'an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition
The Sacrifice: The Story of Abraham's/Ibrahim's Sacrifice and Its Relevance Today
How does this story remain relevant within interfaith dialogue today?
How do the "Abrahamic" faiths in Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam
understand this common ancestor of faith? How can we best represent the
theological boundaries among religious groups?
Thursday, October 24, 7PM, Boyle 156
Seton Hill University