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16 May 2015

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The Dinner and When I Saw You

Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Conflikct Kitchen, under the tent Schenley Plaza
Sponsored By: 
Conflict Kitchen, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Pittsbugh Palestine Solidarity Committee

The Dinner (2012)
by Mais Darwazeh
2012 | Documentary Short | 22 min

Mais Darwazeh lives alone. In Amman, she creates her own identity by gathering around her table close friends, chosen ingredients, and old recipes. A short discussion will follow screening with director Mais Darwazeh.

15 May 2015

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Divine Intervention

Friday, May 15, 2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Melwood Screening Room, Pittsburgh PA
Sponsored By: 
Conflict Kitchen, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Pittsbugh Palestine Solidarity Committee

Director Elia Suleiman uses a mixture of romantic comedy and quirky humor to shed light on the problems of Palestinians in Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention). E.S. (Suleiman and his girlfriend Manal Khader), because they live in separate cities, must meet near an Israeli checkpoint. The film is little more than a series of usually comic but occasionally poignant scenes in which Suleiman and others must confront any number of Israeli nemeses. Suleiman's second film, Divine Interventions, was screened in competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

14 May 2015

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Pittsburgh Palestinian Film Festival

Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Regent Square Theater, Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Conflict Kitchen, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Pittsbugh Palestine Solidarity Committee

The first-ever Palestinian film to be nominated for best Documentary Feature by A.M.P.A.S®, the critically-acclaimed 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker.

30 May 2015

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Jinnah Film Screening and Fundraiser

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Hollywood Theater, 1449 Potomac Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Sponsored By: 
The Citizens Foundation - USA

Starring: Christopher Lee, Indira Varma, James Fox, Maria Aitken, Richard Lintern, Shakeel, Shashi Kapoor, Shireen Shah, Talat Hussain, Vaneeza Ahmad
Genre: Biography
Directed By: Jamil Dehlavi
Release Date: 1998

FUNDRAISER FOR:
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) - Educating Pakistani Children. http://www.tcf.org.pk/

TICKETS:
$30. Lunch included

Contact: 
Huma Husain (412 478 1769), Amjad Jalil (412 328 4155), Fiza Shah (513 800 8605), Hussain Mahmud (412 641 0353)

01 May 2015

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Islam and the West

Saturday, May 2, 2015 (All day)
Princeton University

A Workshop for Teachers
Sponsored by
The Program in Near Eastern Studies
at Princeton University
and
The Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute
at the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Saturday, May 2, 2015
8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Princeton University
Frist Campus Center, Multi-Purpose Room (MPR A)
Princeton, NJ 08544

29 Apr 2015

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Daily Life in Gaza and the Future of Palestine

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Conflict Kitchen, Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Conflict Kitchen

Conflict Kitchen will host an informal discussion about daily life in Gaza and the future of Palestine. Wednesday April 29th noon-1:30pm

Special guests include Ahmed Arafat and Jules Lobel

Ahmed was born and raised in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, Palestine and currently he works as an IT professional in his second home, Pittsburgh. Jules is the Bessie McKee Walthour Endowed Chaired Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and the President of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Conflict Kitchen » The Lunch Hour (Palestine)

10 Apr 2015

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Living Theology: Imam Qasim Curnett

Friday, April 10, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, 233 Seaman Ln, Monroeville, PA 15146

Imam Qasim Curnett was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised in Montgomery, Alabama. He was first introduced to Islam at age 11 by a schoolmate and close friend from Afghanistan. His first encounter with Islam had a lasting effect and resurfaced when in his early 20s, he became interested once again in Islam. After a period of research, he became a Muslim, and since then he has dedicated his time to learning the religion and participating in the American Muslim Community.

29 Mar 2015

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Egyptian Movie at CMU International Film Festival: "Excuse my French"

Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: 
CMU International Film Festival

Event Information for "Excuse my French "
Screening Date and time: 3/29 4:00PM
Location: McConomy Auditorium CMU campus
**Reception and conversation with the DIRECTOR, AMR SALAMA, after the film screening

Contact: 
Amy Jeon

17 Mar 2015

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Iran Refracted: Perspectives on Iranian Culture and Society

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center, Univeristy of Pittsburgh

Perspectives on Iranian Culture and Society

Iran boasts one of the globe’s oldest civilizations. Persia is simultaneously a
unique culture and the crossroads of many linguistic, confessional, and ethnic groups. American media view Iran almost exclusively through a political lens; how would we talk about Iran if we were not to focus on politics?

Anahita Firouz Radjy
Writer and lecturer; former producer, National Iranian Television; author of In the Walled Garden.

Contact: 
global@pitt.edu

08 Apr 2015

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Countering Violent Extremism in the US and the EU

Thursday, April 9, 2015 (All day) to Friday, April 10, 2015 (All day)
Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: 
European Union, Graduate School for Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for Security Studies, Global Studies Center, and Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies

April 9-10, 2015

15th Annual Policy Conference

Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Faculty Organizer: Prof. Michael Kenney (GSPIA)

*Registration is required. To register, please visit: tinyurl.com/kxteapk

Contact: 
European Union Studies Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh

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