The University of California Berkeley’s Institute of East Asian Studies
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
This workshop brings together an international group of scholars to share recent research on the ancient oasis of Kucha with specific attention paid to its visual and material culture. One of the aims of the workshop is to publish a concise volume for both a scholarly and general public audience as part of a series on individual oases/regions along the Silk Road. The morning part of the event will take place in person, at 315 Wheeler Hall. Friday afternoon and Saturday will take place via Zoom.
Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University
Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
About the Book:The Women’s Mosque of America (WMA), a multiracial, women-only mosque in Los Angeles, is the first of its kind in the United States. Since 2015, the WMA has provided a space for Muslim women to build inclusive communities committed to gender and social justice, challenging the dominant mosque culture that has historically marginalized them through inadequate prayer spaces, exclusion from leadership, and limited access to religious learning.
Georgetown University Qatar, ACMCU, and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
A discussion on "Palestine and the Limits of the Law," GU-Q Senior Visiting Fellow Professor Wadie Said, moderated by Professor Abdullah Al-Arian, Georgetown University
The Jerusalem Fund and Palestine Center hosts their 2023 Annual Conference titled, "One Palestine: The Struggle Against Apartheid," in honor of the resplendent unity displayed by the Palestinian people in the face of colonial fragmentation.
