Biannual meeting for CERIS institutional representatives to discuss ongoing projects and new opportunities. You may attend in-person or via video conference. Please RSVP to Elaine Linn if you are or are not attending. Dinner and book discussion to follow.
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, “One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path to Paradise made easy by God…” [Riyadh us-Saleheen, 245]. This is the Enlightened Path, the path that leads to our ultimate goal of attaining Jannah, the path that draws us nearer to Allah (SWT) with greater knowledge of Him, His book, and His teachings. This program at the ICP will help pave this way, inshaAllah by offering in-depth teachings of Islamic sciences as no other program in Pittsburgh or the surrounding areas has.
Join us for an informal lunch and conversation about current events in Egypt. The lunch will be held in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, in Room 1228 on the 12th floor. We will begin at noon. The meal and discussion will last about an hour. The lunch is open to public.
Our speakers will be:
Dr. Fatma El-Hamidi, Pitt Dept. of Economics
Sheikh Atef Mahgoub, Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
Ms. Elaine Linn, Pitt Global Studies Center
and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Ebedy, an Egyptian Social Activist and Visiting Scholar at Pitt
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the Nation's Capital. The program features an energizing and demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounter designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during their time in Washington.
Ebru classes will be taught by Ilknur Budar at TCCP starting January 20th, 2014. Sessions will be 3 hours long and will be held every Monday for 2 months. Ebru is a traditional art form practiced in Turkey.
Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
Join us this year at the upcoming Sixth Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA). Appropriately titled Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead in the Middle East & Africa, the conference will take place in Washington, D.C. on November 21-23, 2013.
The 3 Poems by... Poetry Discussion Group will discuss three poems by Rumi. Join us for lively discussions of your favorite poetry. Registration is required. Register to receive the poems by email in advance. To register call 412.622.3151 or go to http://www.carnegielibrary.org/events/details.cfm?event_id=87802.
National Endowment for the Humanities, American Library Association
Join us this fall for an exciting 5-part reading and discussion series: Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys: Literary Reflections. The discussion will be led by local scholar Dr. Christina Michelmore. Dr. Michelmore received her BA from Smith College and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, both in history. For seven years she lived and worked in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Pakistan. Until her retirement in 2013, she was chair of the Department of History, Political Science and International Studies at Chatham University.
