With generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), City Lore, in collaboration with Poets House and the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU, presents A Reverence for Words: Understanding Muslim Cultures through the Arts, a two-week NEH Summer Scholars Institute for school educators, school personnel, and full-time graduate students pursuing careers in middle and high school education.The institute will examine the high regard for poetry and its relationship to music and visual arts in several cultures of the Muslim world, both historically and in
Nazareth College, Hickey Center for interfaith Studies and Dialogue
In today's world, it seems that religious violence has become unfortunately common. But is religion actually the major cause of violence? What is the relationship between religion and other factors such as political, ethnic, racial, economic, or other social disparities and injustices?
Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee, Friends of Sabeel North America-Pittsburgh (FOSNA-Pittsburgh) and the UUJME (Unitarian Universalists for a Just Peace in the Middle East).
Palestinian-American Sam Bahour
from Youngstown, Ohio who lives and works from Ground Zero in Palestine will discuss the current conditions living under Israeli occupation.
A coalition of activists from the Thomas Merton Center and several different social and political advocacy groups in town are meeting in Oakland on August 25, at 10:30 a.m., for a rally in Schenley Plaza.
The organizers understand the U.S. is not technically “at war” with another country right now, a march such as ours is more necessary than ever. The US military budget now stands at $700 billion, which amounts to 54% of all discretionary spending. It is at its highest since 1945 in constant dollars, exceeding military spending during the Cold War and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Arabic for Beginners gives an introduction to Arabic language and various cultures of the Middle East. It meets on the second and third Sunday of each month, except for November 18, in Classroom A. This class session runs from September through December.
These classes are FREE.
You do not have to register for the classes.
You do not need to bring anything or buy anything.
New participants are welcome at any time.
This class is for adults, but young people are welcome as long as they behave respectfully.
Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center The Graduate Center City University of New York (CUNY)
Deadlines:
Abstracts: March 23, 2018
Final Papers: August 20, 2018
Social Media is very popular in the Muslim world and has become the “go to” source for Muslims
seeking information on Islamic practices and beliefs. The Internet serves as an emerging interpretive
space for understanding Islam which has led to the increasing fragmentation of already decentralized
traditional ‘ulematic authority. When Muslims seeking spiritual and/or religious guidance go to the
This is an introduction for those who are new to Turkish or consider themselves a little rusty. Meets on the first and third Monday of each month, except September 3, in the Graphic Novels Room. This class session runs from September through December.
These classes are FREE.
You do not have to register for the classes.
You do not need to bring anything or buy anything.
New participants are welcome at any time.
This class is for adults, but young people are welcome as long as they behave respectfully.
