Join the Carnegie Museum of Art for a special opening day lecture from Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Assistant Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh cordially invites you to the annual Ramadan Interfaith Banquet. Share the Ramadan tradition while celebrating the outstanding Pittsburghers who are helping to cultivate compassion and respect in the fields of medicine, interfaith relations, museum programming and business networking.
Monroeville Public Library presents "Celebrating Ramadan"
The library has scheduled a program titled "Celebrating Ramadan" for the greater Monroeville Community. It is a great learning opportunity about Islam in general and Ramadan in particular for our non-Muslim neighbors, friends, colleagues and classmates. Dr. Salah AlMoukamal, will present a lecture on Celebrating Ramadan on Wednesday July 8, 2015 7:00 PM at the Gallery Space within library premises.
“Rights of Passage” is an artistic journey of an American with roots in Palestine, it
is a personal artistic narrative and a political response to thorny issues that prevent
the two cultures from co-existing. In this context the gallery itself becomes a
metaphor. By transforming the space, the language of art becomes a catalyst for
exploration of a peaceful resolution. Even as Israelis and Palestinians contest
over the rights of self determination a globally-recognized national
identity.
Art History Class:
Historical Perspectives on Persian and Iranian Art and Culture
4 sessions, Wednesdays or Saturdays
Starting July 22 or 25, 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
$80 ($64, Carnegie Museums members)
Explore Iran’s rich cultural and artistic history with Soude Dadras, visiting scholar in the department of history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. Each session will focus on one of four art forms deeply rooted in Persian history—carpets, ceramics, architecture, and calligraphy and painting.
Join us on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a film screening of Persepolis, co-presented by Silk Screen. A live poetry reading by Persian Pittsburgh will precede the screening.
Join City of Asylum on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a film screening of Persepolis, co-presented by Silk Screen. A live poetry reading by Persian Pittsburgh will precede the screening.
Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine and the Pittsburgh AFSC: American Friends Service Committee PA Program
Several groups have are co-hosting an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the last day of the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza. Members of the Pittsburgh pro-peace community will hold a memorial to mark the loss of 2,100+ Gazan and 73 Israeli lives, reading the names of those lost and marking each with a white flag to create a powerful visual reminder of last summer's war.
The memorial is cosponsored by Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine and the Pittsburgh AFSC: American Friends Service Committee PA Program
Christian–Muslim Dialogue Committee of Duquesne University in collaboration with the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh
Nicholas Cafardi, Dean Emeritus and Professor in the Duquesne University School of Law, will give the inaugural lecture in the Religion & Society Lecture Series, a project of the Christian–Muslim Dialogue Committee of Duquesne University and the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh.
Professor Cafardi will speak on “Religious Freedom & its Intersection with the 14th Amendment,” in 719 Fisher Hall on Wednesday, 16 September at 4:30.
The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
