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Mideast expert to speak on ‘myths vs. realities’ of Gaza war at Pitkin County Library
The local volunteer organization Ceasefire Now Roaring Fork Valley has invited author, commentator and Middle East expert Dr. Nader Hashemi to speak on “Israel-Gaza War: Myths…
March 12, 2024
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Why Is Islam So Misunderstood? | Professor John Esposito
Professor John Esposito talks to us about studying Islam, Islamophobia in the US, and what Arabs inside and outside of the Arab region misunderstand about. …
February 21, 2024
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Children’s Literature and Shia Muslim Childhoods in America
Join ACMCU for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani,…
February 16, 2024
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2024 Gaza Lecture Series
In partnership with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), Georgetown University Qatar, and The Georgetown University African Studies Program, ACMCU will host a four…
January 10, 2024
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Times Higher Education: Interview with Nader Hashemi
The Georgetown professor of Middle East and Islamic politics talks of hating his parents’ return to Iran after the 1979 revolution – and crediting it with his life’s…
December 1, 2023
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Book Talk | Muslims on the Margins
In this talk about their new book, Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America (NYU Press, 2023), Professor Katrina Daly Thompson tells the story…
November 22, 2023
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Book Talk | The Women’s Mosque of America
In this talk, Tazeen M. Ali discusses her recent book The Women's Mosque of America: Authority & Community in US Islam, published with NYU Press in November.…
November 17, 2023
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Nader Hashemi | Recite Al Jazeera Balkans
Recite Al Jazeera's guest is Nader Hashemi, distinguished professor of Islamic studies and director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in…
November 1, 2023
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Daily Cuts – with ACMCU Director Nader Hashemi
In the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire with Hamas, despite international pressure. And slow progress…
October 31, 2023
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Israel-Gaza War: A Conversation with Mouin Rabbani
Join ACMCU, The MENA Forum, Georgetown University Qatar, and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies CCAS) in welcoming Co-editor of Jadaliyya Magazine Mouin Rabbani for a…
October 30, 2023