Aug 2023

31 Jul 2023

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The Long 19th Century in the Middle East and North Africa, and its Global Impact

Monday, July 31, 2023 - 9:00am to Friday, August 4, 2023 - 2:45pm
Hybrid
Sponsored By: 
Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Annual institute sponsored by Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

02 Aug 2023

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How Archaeology is Changing What We Know about Medieval West Africa

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
online
Sponsored By: 
Howards Univesity

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Hosted by Howard University's Center for African Studies

Speakers: Sarah Guerin, Jacques Aymeric Nsangou, Abidemi Babatunde Babalola Description: In this institute, art historian Sarah Guerin, University of Pennsylvania, will discuss recent archaeological findings that demonstrate the global reach of West Africa trade items. Jacques Aymeric Nsangou, Harvard University and Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, University of Cambridge UK will discuss archaeology in medieval West Africa.

Contact: 
https://cfas.howard.edu/SIE2023

14 Aug 2023

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An Afternoon of Palestinian Storytelling and Music

Monday, August 14, 2023 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church, 905 Miffline Avenue Pgh PA 15221
Sponsored By: 
Sponsored by the Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) Pittsburg

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Contact: 
tinawhitehead2@hotmail.com

23 Aug 2023

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2023 Nature of Place Symposium, "Faith and the Environment"

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 9:30pm to Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 5:00pm
Phipps Conservatory (and virtual), One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Sponsored By: 
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

24 Aug 2023

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The 2023 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 5:00pm to Friday, September 15, 2023 - 11:45pm
Virtual
Sponsored By: 
AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies and The Maydan

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh:

The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies and The Maydan, the Center’s public-facing scholarship platform, present the Seventh Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies to be held virtually on Thursday, December 7, 2023.

​*For the first time in 2023, we are offering a specific theme through a partnership with the Black American Muslim Internationalism Project (BAMI), a Luce Foundation supported research initiative directed by Dr. Aminah Al-Deen at ACGIS.

Contact: 
atekelio@gmu.edu