Join us for a conversation with Chef Fadi Kattan, moderated by Nevine Abraham and Michal Friedman.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Department of History, the Division of Student Affairs, and Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
About Fadi Kattan
Fadi KattanFadi grew up in Bethlehem where he inherited his love of food from his maternal grandmother.
Middle East Institute at Columbia University (MEI) and Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University (CMES)
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
What does it mean to do interactive art? What are the politics of her work? What are the experiences of an Arab feminist artist exhibiting and performing around the world?
This conversation is part of a joint Middle East Institute at Columbia University (MEI) and Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University (CMES) series on gender, art, and body politics in the Middle East and its diasporas
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and the Washington Center For Yemeni Studies (WCYS)
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:
What went wrong with the "Arab Spring", and how to fix it?
By Mohamed Moncef Marzouki
Former President of Tunisia (2012-2014)
Mohamed Moncef Marzouki is the first democratically-elected President of Tunisia (2011 to 2014), January 14th Revolution in 2011, and is currently a Senior Fellow with the Democracy in Hard Places Initiative at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass.
Join us for an interactive conversation with bestselling author and religious scholar Reza Aslan!
Reza will speak on his recent book, An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville, in conversation with Saleem Ghubril, Council Board Chair and Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Promise. There will also be an opportunity before and after the program to get your copy signed!
How powerful is food, really? Can it bring people together in times of joy and strife? What’s the role of food in diasporic communities? What stories can be told through food?
Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan ponders these topics and more in what’s sure to be an engrossing evening of contemplation, exploration, and celebration.
