Announcements

Call for Papers: 8th Annual Paris Islamophobia Conference
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: Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Peripheries Roundtable
From Event

Join Pitt’s World History Center on Wednesday November 3 at 12:00 pm for a virtual roundtable about peripheral, contested, and extractive geographies in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman Empire, moderated by University of Pittsburgh professor Gregor Thum. The roundtable features: Ana Fumurescu (Graduate Student Fellow, World History Center), Ari Şekeryan (Research Affiliate, World History Center) and Ana Sekulić, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) Postdoctoral Fellow.

A Struggle For Home: The Crimean Tatars
From Event

The film chronicles the rich and often tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people, the Muslim-Turkic indigenous population of the Crimean Peninsula, from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of the peninsula. The film premiered at the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival in November 2015.
Fear of a Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in the New World Order"
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Summary:
In his latest book, Fear of a Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in the New World Order, prominent American Muslim human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar outlines a modern narrative history of global Islamophobia through the lens of the “great replacement” conspiracy theory propagated by white supremacists and how anti-Muslim policies are impacting the lives of the world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims in places like the US, China, Myanmar, India and the European Union.
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Community in the Time of Corona
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A year and a half into COVID-19 pandemic, we have published new reports and explored with partners certain trends in regards to important aspects of pandemic life, including vaccine uptake and hesitancies, masking habits, mental health, and more, among American Muslim communities. This webinar will discuss these trends and findings with experts in the health and research fields.

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Social Change and Contentious Politics in the Middle East
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Contesting Islam, Constructing Race & Sexuality
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Join us for a talk with author Sunera Thobani. Sunera Thobani examines how Islam is foundational to the formation of Western identity at critical points in its history, including the Crusades, the Reconquista and the colonial period. More specifically, she explores how masculinity and femininity are formed at such pivotal junctures and what role feminism has played in the wars against 'radical' Islam.
Understanding the Decrease in African American Mosques and Attendees
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The US Mosque Survey 2020 found a sharp decrease in African American Mosques and the number of African American attendees. In 2020, African American mosques comprised 13% of all mosques, but in 2010, African American mosques accounted for 23% of all mosques—a 43% decrease. This is especially noteworthy considering African American Muslims account for roughly 28% of all American Muslims according to ISPU research.

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Post Colonial Interstate Relations in the Nile Basin
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UCLA is hosting a webinar series on the crisis around Ethiopia's new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. While Ethiopia has begun to fill the Dam, tensions have emerged with Egypt and Sudan. This part of the series features Dr. Marina Ottaway, Middle East Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Jews and Education in Modern Iran: Identity, Integration, and National Belonging
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Speaker: Daniella Farah

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