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Pittsburgh Stands with Kashmir

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
The Global Switchboard 305 34th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sponsored By: 
The Global Switchboard

Announced by University of Pittsburgh

Stand on the side of justice and join our global movement to Stand with Kashmir! We invite you to stand up for the human rights of the people of Kashmir. To show our solidarity with Kashmiris, we will be holding an event to educate and inspire the Pittsburgh community to learn more and take action.

07 Nov 2019

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Teaching About Islam and World Religions

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 4:15pm to 8:30pm
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Village Hall, 150 Finoli Drive, Greensburg, PA
Sponsored By: 
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg, Georgetown University, CERIS, Seton Hill

For K-12 Teachers in Pennsylvania
join us for this free workshop where you will earn Act 48 Credit enjoy dinner and depart with useful materials for your classroom.

To register: https://forms.gle/oiGABrKmczwZtQfA7

Contact: 
Elaine Linn eel58@pitt.edu

07 Nov 2019

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Morocco: Islam, Immigration, and Politics in the 21st Century

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Chatham University (Shadyside) Mellon Board Room

Please join us for a panel discussion from regional experts discussing contemporary Morocco and the impact of policy and immigration in Africa, Europe, and beyond.

Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 11:00am to Monday, May 4, 2020 - 5:00pm
The Rubin Museum of Art, New York
Sponsored By: 
The Rubin Museum of Art, New York

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Looking Out From Gujarat: The Local and the Cosmopolitan in South Asia's Eighteenth Century

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 4:30pm
602 Cathedral of Learning, Humanities Center
Sponsored By: 
Department of History, Early Modern Worlds Initiative, Humanities Center, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and the South Asia Initiative

Looking Out From Gujarat: The Local and the Cosmopolitan in South Asia's Eighteenth Century
A Keynote Address by Samira Sheikh, Vanderbilt University

Coveners:
James Pickett, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
Nick Abbott, Department of History, Old Dominion University

Contact: 
James Pickett, pickettj@pitt.edu

09 Nov 2019

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Muslim Read

Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
AN-NUR Islamic Center, 1017 Center Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Sponsored By: 
Muslim Women’s Assoc. of Pittsburgh (MWAP)

Announced by University of Pittsburgh

MUSLIM READ ~ November 9, 2019 ~ 2 pm – 3:30 pm
AN-NUR Islamic Center, 1017 Center Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221

FEATURING readings by Sarahjameela Martin:
- ISLAM IN BELTZHOOVER
- LIFE AND WORK OF SATI MAJED
- Q&A IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

Excerpts from forthcoming book: Pittsburgh’s African American Muslims, 1900-1979

DONATIONS ACCEPTED // Free Event

SPONSOR: Muslim Women’s Assoc. of Pittsburgh (MWAP)
An-Nur Islamic Center(host)

12 Nov 2019

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Experimental art space in Tehran has been recreated in Pittsburgh

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (All day) to Friday, November 29, 2019 (All day)
The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA

Announced by University of Pittsburgh
Article from The Art Newspaper, written by Gabrielle Angeleti

Image: Sohrab Kashani's Sazmanab in Tehran, Siavash Naghshbandi

Two artists began a collaborative project after one was denied a visa to enter the US under Donald Trump's travel ban.

12 Nov 2019

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After the Caliphate: A Conversation with Colin P. Clarke

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
The Allegheny HYP Club
Sponsored By: 
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

After the Caliphate:
The Islamic State and the Future Terrorist Diaspora
A Conversation & Book Signing with Author Colin P. Clarke

In 2014, the declaration of the Islamic State caliphate was hailed as a major victory by the global jihadist movement. But it was short-lived. Three years on, the caliphate was destroyed, leaving its surviving fighters – many of whom were foreign recruits – to retreat and scatter across the globe.

So what happens now?

Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five formally known as the Central Park Five

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 7:00pm
Gailliot Center, 5th Floor University Commons, Carlow University, 3333 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: 
The Social Justice Institutes and the Atkins Center for Ethics

Announced by University of Pittsburgh

On April 19, 1989, a young woman in the prime of her life was brutally raped and left for dead in New York City's Central Park. Five boys - four Black and one Latino - were tried and conviceted of the crime in a frenzied case that rocked the city. They became collectively known as "The Central Park Five."

Contact: 
Ryan Scott, Director, Social Justice Institutes: rsscott@carlow.edu, 412.578.2043

14 Nov 2019

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Informational Webinar for Schools to Receive Chinese or Arabic Teacher

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 4:00pm
Webinar, https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhSEA58FSFOsaQJJZYzXrQ
Sponsored By: 
US Department of State, Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP)

The US Department of State is offering full funding for schools wanting to start or grow a Chinese or Arabic language program by sending you a Chinese, Egyptian, or Moroccan teacher through the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) - https://www.americancouncils.org/programs/teachers-critical-languages-pr.... The deadline to apply is Jan. 27, 2020, but it will take a long time to get the approvals and for your school to write the application.

Contact: 
https://www.americancouncils.org/programs/teachers-critical-languages-program

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