Speaker: Carter Malkasian
Description: Dr. Carter Malkasian was the Special Assistant for Strategy to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford from 2015 to 2019. He has extensive experience working in conflict zones. He spent nearly two years in Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as a State Department political officer. His 2013 book, “War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier” (Oxford UP), won the 2014 silver medal for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Arthur Ross Book Award.
Date: Thursday, March 3
CERIS, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Educators are invited to participate in the spring 2021 book discussion Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet Of Islam from the Middle Ages To Today by John V. Tolan (Princeton University Press, 2019). The event will take place at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time
Dr. Patrick Hughes (Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh) will lead the discussion.
CERIS, Muslim Student Association, Muslim Women's Association of Pittsburgh, and the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
Rasul Miller is a PhD candidate and a William Fontaine fellow of Africana Studies and History at the University of Pennsylvania. Rasul received his BA in Economics and African and African American Studies from Duke University. His research interests include Muslim movements in 20th century America and their relationship to Black internationalist thought and West African intellectual history. He serves as editor and contributing writer for the history section of Sapelo Square, an award winning online platform dedicated to the experiences of Black Muslims.
Sponsored by the Consortium for Educational Resources www.cerisnet and the Center for Christian – Islamic Dialogue
Students are invited to present their research at the CERIS Research Symposium on April 14, 2018 at Duquesne University. As we are celebrating our 15th year, we are highlighting faculty and student research or special projects, along with hosting keynote speaker Dr. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) invites you to attend the Fourth Islamic Awareness Day on Thursday, March 31, 2016 starting at 5:15 PM. This is a public event and all are welcome to attend.
This annual event is hosted to for students to present their work on topics related to Islamic Studies, network with other students and faculty, and to learn from student and keynote presentations. (Institutions can apply for CERIS travel grants if necessary to travel to Pittsburgh on April 9th for the deliberations.)
You are invited to attend the Third Islamic Awareness Day at IUP on Tuesday, April 14th 2015. The theme of this year's event is "The Message of Peace." Main stage activities will include a Quran recitation and various discussions led by IUP faculty and students, as well as an open Q&A session with the audience. Other activities, including a try-the-Hijab booth, will take place alongside the event. The event will conclude with dinner for all and childcare will be provided for any who might need it.
