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INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND UNDERSTANDING. . Join the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, the British Council's Our Shared Future Project, and the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Transatlantic Relations for a panel discussion on the impact of 9/11 on Britain, Europe, and the United States.  H.A. Hellyer, Senior Analyst at the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center and ISPU Fellow, will discuss his latest ISPU policy brief, "Across the Atlantic: Islam, Europe, and the Repercussions of the Attacks" with Jocelyne Cesari Director of the Islam in the West Program, Harvard and JHU University, and Hussein Rashid of Hofstra University. Their…

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NYC Event: Ibn Arabi and Rumi: Teachings for the Modern World: A Conference

Ibn Arabi and Rumi: Teachings for the Modern World: A Conference. In 2009, The Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society and the New York Open Center began the first of a series of conferences together on the great mystic Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi. We now present the second conference in this series, this one focusing on the relationship of Ibn 'Arabi's teachings to those of Jalaluddin Rumi, the other giant of Sufi mysticism.

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Our Shared Future

I am pleased to announce I have joined Our Shared Future as a member of the Advisory Board and as part of their Opinion Leaders Network. Our Shared Future aims to improve the public conversation about Muslims and intercultural relations in the US by providing hard facts, evidence-based arguments, and research findings by reputable academics and experts.

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Interfaith Event in NYC: Our Better Angels

The Jewish Theological Seminaryand Union Theological Seminary invite you to join us for the three-part series Our Better AngelsReligious Leaders Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 with The Reverend Dr. Serene Jones President of the Faculty and Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary and author of Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World Dr. Ingrid Mattson Immediate past-President of the Islamic Society of North America, Professor of Islam at Hartford Seminary, and author of The Story of the Quran: Its History and Place in Muslim Life and Rabbi Dr. Burton L. Visotzky Appleman Professor of Midrash…

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DC Event: Deconstructing the Clash of Civilizations

The British Council and The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding request the pleasure of your company for a special panel discussion to launch the Our Shared Future project: Deconstructing the ‘Clash of Civilizations’: From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We are Them’ May 24, 2011 6:00 -7:30 pm Lohrfink Auditorium – Rafik B. Hariri Building Georgetown University Featuring: John L. Esposito University Professor and Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Deborah Amos Foreign Correspondent, National Public Radio Rashad Hussain US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, US Department of State Mohamed Younis Senior Analyst,…

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Speaking Engagement: Emory University, Feb. 13

Special Lecture Everyday Art: The Islamic Impact on American Arts Sunday, February 13th 2:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ Presented by Dr. Hussein Rashid, visiting professor at Virginia Theological Seminary American popular culture—the art that surrounds us every day—reflects the tremendous cultural diversity of the American people, and helps to shape the way Americans understand themselves. Perhaps the least understood of these influences is the cultural impact of the various Muslim communities that have settled in the United States. Starting from the period of slavery and continuing through to…

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Event: tabsir.net » IMANA Conference at Hofstra University

I am moderating one of the panels. tabsir.net » IMANA Conference at Hofstra University. The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) and the Muslim Chaplain’s Office of Hofstra University invite you to attend the 2010 IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium, September 17-18, 2010. The symposium’s theme is End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives.  Intended audience are physicians, especially those in critical care medicine, emergency medicine, maternal fetal medicine and neonatology, medical bioethicists, chaplains, students in these fields and interested individuals.

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ACLU Event: Face to Face: Confronting the Torturers #torture

This week, the ACLU will be co-hosting an event at the annual PEN World Voices Festival. “Face to Face: Confronting the Torturers” will take place on Thursday April 29 at 9:30 p.m. at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan. The program will include dramatic readings meant to provoke reflection on what it means to “confront” torturers, both figuratively and literally (more information below). Tickets can be purchased online here or at the door.

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Yosef Tobi at Hofstra

Professor Yosef Tobi of Haifa University will be presenting a talk entitled “The Legal Status of the Jews in Muslim Yemen, 897-1948″ at Hofstra University on Tuesday, April 27 at 9:35 am in 201 Barnard Hall. This lecture is sponsored by the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Program and the program in Jewish Studies at Hofstra. Dr. Tobi is one of the leading experts on the history of Yemenite Jews and has written several important books on the topic, including The Jews of Yemen: Studies in their History and Culture (1999). For a review of Dr. Tobi’s The Jews…

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