Mar 2015

05 Mar 2015

pittadmin

After the Last Attack: Rollbacks and Rachets following 9/11

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Sociology Colloquium Room, 2432 WW Posvar Hall

The Pittsburgh Social Movements Forum
The Department of Sociology
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Presents
Dr. Sidney Tarrow
(Emeritus Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University)

"After the Last Attack: Rollbacks and Rachets following 9/11"

Thursday March 5, 2015
at 12:00 pm
Lunch will be provided at 11:30 am

Free and Open to the Public
Sociology Colloquium Room, 2432 WW Posvar Hall

14 Mar 2015

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There's No Place Like Home...

Saturday, March 14, 2015 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Salim's Banqust Hall, 2911 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh 15201
Sponsored By: 
Muslim Women's Association of Pittsburgh

Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Muslims Women's Guest House/Shelter Project, 2015 Fundraising Event

Raising Awareness about Basic Human Needs: Food, Shelter, Clothing and Love

$20.00 at the Door

Contact: 
sarahjamella3@gmail.com

17 Mar 2015

pittadmin

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

20 Mar 2015

pittadmin

Muslims in a Global Context: Europe

Friday, March 20, 2015 (All day) to Sunday, March 22, 2015 (All day)
Carnegie Mellon University, Hamburg Hall 1000

STILL TIME TO REGISTER, deadline: March 16

5pm Friday March 20, 2015 to 1pm Sunday, March 22, 2015 (Hamburg Hall Room 1000, H. John Heinz III College, 4800 Forbes Ave., Carnegie Mellon University)

Contact: 
dristas@pitt.edu

24 Mar 2015

iupadmin

Working Towards Empowerment: Sahrawi Women and Human Rights in the Western Sahara Conflict

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 6:45pm to 8:45pm
Susquehanna Room, Hadley Union Building, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday March 24th at 6:45pm Dr. Tara Deubel, of the University of South Florida, will speak about her field research in Algeria, Morocco and the Western Sahara from 2006-2009. Deubel's talk will highlight the central role of Sahrawi women in the social and political life of the refugee camps and the ongoing struggle for self-determination in the Western Sahara. Since the onset of the conflict, women have emerged as key leaders in the camps and the Western Sahara independence movement with the work of activists such as Aminetou Haidar, recipient of the 2008 Robert F.

26 Mar 2015

pittadmin

Azar Nafisi, Humanities & the Future of Democracies

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Byham Theater 101 6th Street | Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored By: 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Azar Nafisi, Humanities & the Future of Democracies

29 Mar 2015

cmuadmin

Egyptian Film Screening & Meet the Director

Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
University Center (McConomy Hall) - Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsored By: 
CMU International Film Festival & other local sponsors

When you're twelve, the end of the world comes in many different forms: it's missing the ball, fighting with your best friend or, for Hany Abdullah Peter Soussa, transferring from a private school to a public one. After a childhood of security and privilege, Hany's idyllic world is disrupted when his father suddenly dies. To cut back from spending more than they could afford, Hany and his mother decide to transfer him from a private school to a public one, where he fits in as comfortably as a sailor does in a desert.

Contact: 
nabrah@andrew.cmu.edu

29 Mar 2015

pittadmin

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