Muslim Student Association, University of Pittsburgh
The Muslim Student Association at Pitt will host their annual Halal-A-Palozza. A celebration and cultural showcase event, where guests can experience different cultures, taste great food, and learn more about of Islam's far reach throughout the world.
Halal-a-palooza is a cultural event that encompasses countries from around the world that has a Muslim population. Experience the different cultures, taste their food, and find out more about how Islam reached each country.
The story of four children surviving in war-torn Aleppo, and their escape to a new life in Germany. The documentary follows a Syrian family that FRONTLINE first profiled back in 2014 over three years, from the siege of their city, to the kidnapping of their father, to the struggle of becoming refugees.
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Keynote Speaker: Murtaza Hussain, Journalist & Political Commentator, The Intercept
Inspirational Speaker: Sheikh Alaa Elsayed, Islamic Centre of Canada-ISNA,
Al-Kauthar Institute
Special Guest: Basheer Jones, Spoken Word Artist, Activist,
Radio Host and Essence Award Winner
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Who is the Arab today? Five visions explores modern Middle Eastern identities in the West, including the parental obligation of naming a child to survive post-9/11 America.
This talk examines the creative sartorial practices of American Muslim men, and particularly Black Muslim men, who are increasingly using the aesthetic of Black Dandyism to signify on white supremacy as well as on ethno-religious hegemonies within US Muslim communities. It investigates particularly how in the age of US empire and the war on terror, Muslim dandyism redefines US American Muslim masculinity, thereby confronting the intersecting hegemonies of race, class, gender, religion, and nation.
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Global Studies Center, Year of the Humanities,African Studies Program, School of Arts and Sciences
Synopsis
"Filmed over a period of five years, this intimate and insightful documentary perfectly balances the personal and the political, telling its tale of national and international upheavals through their impact on individuals at the cutting edge of change. This is a profoundly moving account of two love stories: that between the film’s central couple, Amer and Raghda, who are torn apart by imprisonment and exile; the other being their love for Syria, which casts a long shadow over their lives, their marriage and their children." -Mark Kermode, The Guardian
