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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
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
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.
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