Apr 2021

23 Mar 2021

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Race and Islam: Global Histories, Contemporary Legacies

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 9:00am to Friday, March 25, 2022 - 5:00pm
George Mason University, Fairfax VA
Sponsored By: 
The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
CALL FOR PAPERS: submission of proposals October 15, 2021. Notifications of acceptances November 15, 2021, Submission of Full Papers: Feburary 15, 2022
March 23 - 25, 2022

Contact: 
Sonmez Kara asonmezk@gmu.edu

05 Apr 2021

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Homeland

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 (All day)
online
Sponsored By: 
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies

Review of film: "Visually striking, but narratively undernourished, the father-and-son-bonding drama “Homeward” unfolds against the backdrop of a fraught road trip from Kyiv to Russia-annexed Crimea and marks a flawed debut from young Ukrainian helmer-writer Nariman Aliev, a Crimean Tatar. Indeed, the plight of Crimean Tatars (both historically and currently) forms an important element of the plot.

07 Apr 2021

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Who is the legal person in Islamic law?

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
online
Sponsored By: 
George Mason University AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Contact: 
avacgis@gmu.edu

08 Apr 2021

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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Crimea: Embattled Homeland, Suspended Lives

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
Crimea:Embattled Homeland, Suspended Lives

MODERATOR
Vladimir Padunov, Slavic Languages and Literatures and Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh
SPEAKERS
Alim Aliev, Ukrainian Institute
Austin Charron, Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rory Finnin, Ukrainian Studies, University of Cambridge
Mykola Gnatovsky, Taras Shevchenko NationalUniversity, Kyiv
Nataliya Gumenyuk
Author of Lost Island: Dispatchesfrom Occupied Crimea

10 Apr 2021

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Activism, Civil Society, and the Marginalized: A Human Rights Panel on Crimea Today

Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies

Activism, Civil Society, and the Marginalized: A Human Rights Panel on Crimea Today
MODERATOR:
Trevor Erlacher, , Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University o fPittsburgh
SPEAKERS
Kateryna Busol, Center for Defense Strategies
Mumine Saliyeva, , Crimean Solidarity Civic Initiative, Crimea
Tamila Tasheva, Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
Maria Tomak, Media Initiative for HumanRights (MIHR) in Ukraine

16 Apr 2021

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FREEDOM OR FEAR OF EXPRESSION? POLITICAL CARTOONING IN AFRICA, EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Friday, April 16, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
online
Sponsored By: 
African Studies Program Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies University Center for International Studies City of Asylum Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
Contact: 
zsuzsannamagdo@pitt.edu

16 Apr 2021

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Break Bread Break Barriers: Ramadan Edition

Friday, April 16, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Pitt Interfaith Dialogue, Muslim Affinity Group, MSA at Pitt

Join Pitt's Muslim staff, faculty and students as they share their traditions, discuss their efforts to break barriers, build bridges and promote interfaith understanding during the holy month of Ramadan

For each participate that attends, the Muslim Affinity Group will make at $10 donation to the Pitt Food Pantry.

Presented by the Pitt Interfaith Dialogue and the Muslim Affinity Group in collaboration with the Muslim Association at Pitt.

Contact: 
ahmed.ghuman@pitt.edu

16 Apr 2021

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CERIS Spring 2021 Book Discussion: The Many Faces of Muhammad

22 Apr 2021

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Crossing the Boundaries Between Islam & Christianity in Egypt - An Anthropological Exploration of Conversion

Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue at Duquense University

The Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue is delighted to invite you this a public lecture The Zoom link is as follows: duq.zoom.us/j/99307424331.

Contact: 
www.duq.edu/theology/ccmd.

22 Apr 2021

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Teaching about the Middle East through Underreported Stories, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Middle East Studies at Duke University-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

How to Teach about the Middle East - and Get it Right! Spring Webinar Series Registration
This series offers five interactive sessions between January and May 2021, featuring resources and strategies for teaching about the Middle East relevant to both in-person and virtual teaching for Grades 6-12 and community colleges.

All events occur on Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time
FREE! | Earn Professional Development Hours, and State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) for Michigan Teachers!

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