Global Jihad and Movements of Rage presented by Professor Glenn E. Robinson, Naval Postgraduate School. Professor Robinson discusses the following: Most violent jihadi movements in the twentieth century focused on removing corrupt, repressive secular regimes throughout the Muslim world. But following the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a new form of jihadism emerged—global jihad—...
- This is a recording of Panel 4 of the above Symposium, December 1, 2017. Speakers: Muhammad Awan, Major General of the Pakistan Army; Najma Pirzada, Pakistan Television News Journalist; Moeed Pirzada, Political Analyst and Commentator at Pakistan Television; and Shahbaz Gill, Advisor at Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.
- Return to Status Quo Ante or New Alignments in the Middle East Region? Co-sponsored By: European Union Center; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Department of Sociology; Department of Religion; Center for African Studies; Women and Gender in Global Perspectives; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; LAS Global Studies; Russian, East...
- Oman has undergone considerable economic and social transformation since 1970 and at the same time it has played important roles as a mediator in the Middle East’s regional conflicts. However, Oman’s multi-faceted development and the country’s contributions to international peace and stability remain under-studied. The purpose of this conference was to provide a forum for discussing broad, multi-...
Dr. Atyeh Ashtarim discuss Micropolitics of Iran.
Professor Magda Hasabelnaby presented on renowned Egyptian Author Latifa Alzayyat. Professor Hasabelnaby is a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Ain Shams University.
Talk explores the significance of Afro-Iraqi rituals within a problematic oppressive context. Afro-Iraqi rituals play two important roles within Afro-Iraqi culture: assert and sustain communal identity and resist hegemony and discrimination. Talk touches on slavery in pre-Islam Arabia and islam, history of Afro-Iraqis, types of discrimination/challenges they have been facing, their rituals and...
This talk on the democratization of health will be given by Dr. Irfan Ahmad. A Dr. at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. The talk focuses on the evolution of the Health Maker Lab, and the efforts currently underway to engage the campus and wider community- locally and beyond.
This talk on Ibadi identity in North Africa and Oman will be given by professor Valerie Hoffman. A professor of religion studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The talk deals with issues encountered by Professor Hoffman during her trip to Algeria, Tunisia and Oman while she was on sabbatical.