Events
Spring 2006
- “Islam
under Pressure,”a video-conference
dialogue, was held on April
27 with Arcadia University, Cerritos College (California), Durham
Technical Community College (North Carolina), Montclair State University
(New Jersey), Palomar College (California), Santa Ana College,
Caifornia and the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland). Panelists
for Arcadia University included Professor Hayat Alvi-Aziz.
- “Equality, Empowerment
and Education: A New Era for Latin American Women, ” a
video-conference dialogue, was
held on April 27 with Arcadia University, Fairleigh Dickinson
(New Jersey), Roger Williams University (Rhode Island), Western
Michigan University (Michigan), Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga,
Colombia (Latin America) and the United Nations. Panelists for
Arcadia University included Instructor Cristiane Carneiro and
International Peace and Conflict Resolution program students Mehmet
Erdogan and Julie Tippens. The panelists for the United Nations
were: Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General
on Gender Issues; Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, Permanent Representative
of El Salvador to the United Nations; and Charlotte Bunch, Distinguished
Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey. The Chair of the panel was Maria-Luisa Chavez,
Chief of Educational Outreach, United Nations Department of Public
Information.
- A presentation on Arab Culture by Prof. Hayat
Alvi-Aziz as
part of the Arcadia University “Lunch and Learn” Community
Scholars program on Friday April 21.
- “Conflicts
in the Middle East: Where to go from here?,” a
panel discussion moderated by Prof. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, was
held on Thursday February 9. The panelists
included Arcadia Professors Warren Haffar and Cristiane Carneiro,
and Prof. Bassam Haddad, St. Joseph's University, Philadephia.
- “Women
in Islam,” a panel discussion moderated by Prof. Hayat
Alvi-Aziz, was held on Sunday February 5 at the Wilma Theatre,
Philadelphia.
- “Violence
against Women,” a video-conference
dialogue between
Arcadia University and officials from the United Nations (UNIFEM),
was held on Thursday March 9.
- Annual Conference, International Studies Association
(ISA), San Diego,
CA, March 21-25: www.isanet.org.
- Dr. Shirin
Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, gave a public lecture at
the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday January 26. Arcadia
students and faculty members were in attendance (photo above).
For other events pertaining to Middle East Studies, go to the Web
site of the Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania: http://mec.sas.upenn.edu/upcoming.html. |
