May 2015

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

02 May 2015

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Farewell to Sheikh Atef

Saturday, May 2, 2015 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm
4100 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Sponsored By: 
Islamic Center of Pittsburgh

The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh invites the community to Sheikh Atef's farewell gathering on May 2nd at 7:30pm. Sheikh Atef has impacted not only us at ICP, but the entire Muslim community of Pittsburgh.

We'll have an open mic for community members to tell Sheikh Atef what he has meant to them, so please be sure to drop by to say your goodbyes and give him and his family your duas before they embark on this challenging new chapter of their life.

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.

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.

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.

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)

30 May 2015

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She Who Tells A Story, Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Carnegie Museum of Art

Join the Carnegie Museum of Art for a special opening day lecture from Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Assistant Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.