Pitt Muslim Student Association, The Office of Interfaith Dialogue
Join the Muslim Student Association and the Office of Interfaith Dialogue at Pitt with the our Interfaith Open Mic Night next Thursday October 17th at 8:30 PM in Nordy's! This event will allow Pitt students from different religious, cultural backgrounds and world views to come together and showcase talents, poems, spoken word, musical pieces, dance etc that relate to their religious/cultural identity. This is a great opportunity for Pitt students to learn from each other's backgrounds, meet people, and create a sense of community throughout campus.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
Announced by University of Pittsburgh
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019
RAIN OR SHINE
Where: Schenley Plaza tent, 221 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh 15213
The route: loop from Schenley Plaza tent
through Oakland neighborhood.
Registration: 9 am; walk begins: 10 am - 12:30 pm
Online registration rates: adults $25, students $15
Registration link:
4K4GazaKidsWalk
Children under 12 FREE.
Early bird discount $5 (Deadline: October 5)
Same day registration: $30
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
Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
Announced by University of Pittsburgh
New! Present a Poster at the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa's 12th Annual Conference
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2019; Event Dates: October 31-November 2, 2019
The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to invite undergraduate students to participate in its first ever Poster Presentation Competition at the Twelfth Annual Conference being held in Washington, D.C. October 31 - November 2, 2019.
