Oct 2016

05 Oct 2016

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Oil & Power in the New Libya

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 12:00pm
3911 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Ford Institute for Human Security, Global Studies Center, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Come join guest speaker Nate Mason for a discussion on the prospects of government and diplomacy in Libya before and after the revolution.

05 Oct 2016

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Religion and Democracy: a panel discussion

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 4:00pm
Genesius Theater, Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University
Sponsored By: 
the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue of Duquesne University and the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh

Mark Haas (Political Science, Duquesne University) and Ihsan Colak (Respect Graduate School) will discuss religion and democracy with moderator Clifford Bob (Political Science, Duquesne University). The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Contact: 
ccmd@duq.edu

05 Oct 2016

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Western Bombs, Eastern Societies: The Destruction of Nations and Responsibility to Protect (R2P)

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Katz Building Auditorium, Penn State University
Sponsored By: 
Department of Asian Studies, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Weiss Chair of the Humanities, the Department of History, and the School of International Affairs

After the fiasco of the Iraq War of 2003, the West pushed for a new mandate through the UN called the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in 2005. This new mandate revived ideas of humanitarian intervention that had been called into question from the detritus of Iraq. No lessons were learned. After R2P came Libya, a society now in ruins, and then came Syria, a country whose civil war had been fanned along even as no good outcome seemed on the horizon. Presented by Dr. Vijay Prashad from Trinity College, this talk will explore the landscape of intervention and its perils.

06 Oct 2016

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Nuruddin Farah

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 5:00pm
Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
The Humanities Center, University of Pittsburgh

Come join author Nuruddin Farah at the Humanities Center of the University of Pittsburgh for a reading and discussion of his new fiction.

07 Oct 2016

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Melissa Flinn Lecture

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Sociology Colloquium Room,  Posvar 2432, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
University of Pittsburgh Department of Sociology

Come join Melissa Finn for her talk that explores how minority activists mobilize citizenship despite of or due to their marginalization, and how their work is critical for the mitigation of youth radicalization into violent extremism. Her empirical focus includes Arab activism in the west and MENA region, as well as current work on ethnic Somali activism in Kenya. 

07 Oct 2016

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2016 Edward Said Memorial Lecture - "The Terrorism Label: an Examination of American Criminal Prosecutions"

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States (also available via video conference at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org)
Sponsored By: 
The Jerusalem Fund

The Jerusalem Fund is pleased to present Professor Wadie Said who will deliver the 2016 Edward Said Memorial Lecture. Just as the late Dr. Edward Said struggled tirelessly in his scholarship and humanities projects to challenge and dispel dominant misperceptions of the East, Arab society, and the modern Palestinian predicament, his son Wadie Said engages a similarly noble pursuit: confronting the issue of terrorism and the ways in which it is produced and dealt with in the American legal system.

08 Oct 2016

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Halal-a-Palooza

Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
William Pitt Union Ballroom, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Pitt Muslim Student Association

Halal-a-palooza is a cultural event that encompasses countries from around the world that has a Muslim population. Experience the different cultures, taste their food, and find out more about how Islam reached each country.

15 Oct 2016

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Countering Islamophobia

Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, 4100 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Sponsored By: 
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Pittsburgh Chapter

Come join the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for a workshop by Corey Saylor focusing on what is Islamophobia, what is causing it, and how to recognize it.

17 Oct 2016

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So, You Think You Have Water Issues?

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
The Penn State Center, Pittsburgh, 1435 Bedford Ave, Suite ‘A’ Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sponsored By: 
The Penn State Center

Join us for a talk by Dr. Clive Lipchin, the Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management (Israel/Jordan/Palestine), and learn how Israel's Arava Institute's head of transboundary water management deals with 3 warring nations unified in their care for their water resources. Understand the unique collaboration and diplomacy that has garnered The Arava Institute seven nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. Review Arava team techniques and approaches they've leveraged to maintain a steady supply of nourishing water across boundary lines to the people in need.

18 Oct 2016

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So, You Think You Have Water Issues?

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library, Penn State
Sponsored By: 
The Penn State Center

Join us for a talk by Dr. Clive Lipchin, the Director of the Center for Transboundary Water Management (Israel/Jordan/Palestine), and learn how Israel's Arava Institute's head of transboundary water management deals with 3 warring nations unified in their care for their water resources. Understand the unique collaboration and diplomacy that has garnered The Arava Institute seven nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. Review Arava team techniques and approaches they've leveraged to maintain a steady supply of nourishing water across boundary lines to the people in need.

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