CEUS Colloquium

The next CEUS Colloquium will convene Wednesday, February 23, from 5:15-6:30 pm (note different time) in the IMU Oak Room. Our guest speaker will be Professor Karl Reichl from the Universität Bonn, who will speak on "Voices and Presence: Performance Aspects of Turkic Oral Epics." Light refreshments will be served. See attached flyer:


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Upcoming Talks

Upcoming talks:

Zouhair Ghazzal - Iliya Harik’s Work on Lebanon and Egypt in Light of His Critics - Feb 25th noon Woodburn 218 - http://www.zouhairghazzal.com/

Charles Kurzman - The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists - March 9th 4pm Woodburn 120 - : http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/

Rescheduled Arabic Pedagogy Lectures with Mr. Kevin Burnham

Hoosiers for Peace in the Middle East Film Screanings

For more information, find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127296737300981Or contact us via email: hoosiersforpeace@gmail.com 



Each screening begins at 7:30pm in Myers Hall room 130 and will be followed by an open discussion.

February 16
Slingshot Hip Hop Documentary, 83 minutesThis film braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.

March 9
Occupation 101Documentary, 90 minutesHere, a comprehensive analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is presented in order to dispel many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film works through the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880’s, to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

March 30
To See If I'm SmilingDocumentary, 59 minutesIn this film, former Israeli soliders revisit their tours of duty in the occupied territories with surprising honesty and strip bare stereotypes of gender differences in the military. These women share shocking moments of negligence, flippancy, and power-tripping.

The International Interfaith Initiative Invites You to "Understanding Egypt Today: A Conversation"

Co-sponsored by The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies

Indiana Interchurch Center, Krannert Room
1100 West 42nd Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
Wednesday February 16, 2011, 7-9 p.m.

Join the International Interfaith Initiative for an opportunity to hear and discuss the situation in Egypt with four experts:

• Omar Atia, Local businessman and president of Bridge Generation
• Dr. Pierre Atlas, Political science professor at Marian University and director of The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies
• Father Nabil Hanna, Pastor of St. George's Orthodox Church
• Amira Mashhour, Visiting lecturer for the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures at IUPUI A
• Abla Abdelrouf Rasslan, United States State Department visiting Egyptian scholar

Won-Joon Yoon Memorial Scholarship

MEMORANDUM

I am pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Won-Joon Yoon Memorial Scholarship.

On Sunday 4 July 1999, a bright and promising young Korean graduate student was killed as he was entering his church. He was the victim of a random act of extremist violence. Indiana University is united in deploring the hatred and intolerance that caused this senseless tragedy and is committed to the principles and ideals that make this university a place where people from all walks of life and from all nations and religions, can join together in pursuit of knowledge and mutual respect. As a way of underscoring Mr. Yoon’s legacy, Indiana University established this scholarship.

The Won-Joon Yoon Scholarship will provide financial support for IU students who have exemplified tolerance and understanding across racial and religious lines through service, personal commitment, academic achievement and future potential.

Candidates may be graduate students or undergraduates who have completed at least one academic semester of study at Indiana University at the time of application.

• Candidates may be citizens of any country.
• Candidates must be full-time students pursuing Indiana University degrees in Bloomington.
• Candidates may be self-nominated (apply themselves) or be nominated by Indiana University faculty or staff members. 
• Candidates must submit a statement (not to exceed 750 words) describing what the scholarship will enable them to accomplish in their academic programs. The scholarship should be taken up during summer 2011 or the 2011-2012 academic year. 
• Candidates must submit a resume or curriculum vitae as well as a transcript.

Three letters of support are required, at least one of which should be from an Indiana University faculty member.
 
Faculty or staff who nominate candidates, should provide a letter of nomination and at least one additional letter of support. If possible, please also enclose a copy of the student’s resume or curriculum vitae as well as a transcript.
  
The scholarship has a value of approximately $2,500.

The application deadline is March 15, 2011.

Completed applications/nominations should be sent to the Won-Joon Yoon Scholarship Committee, Bryan Hall 104, Indiana University, 107 S. Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405.

Please direct questions to Edda Callahan, Office of the Vice President for International Affairs, Bryan Hall 104, phone: 812-855-5021; e-mail egcallah@indiana.edu

Re-scripting Islam: Muslims and the Media

March 23 and 24, 2011
DeVault Alumni Center – Indiana University Bloomington
Registration and information: www.indiana.edu/~global/Re-scriptingIslam/

Registration Deadline: March 20, 2011

A quick Internet search of the terms “Islam” and “Muslim” turns up news stories with headlines about “radical Islam” or Islam’s war against the First Amendment or honor killings. The stories attached to such headlines ask whether Islam is compatible with the West; whether Muslims can ever truly be American. Such framing of Muslims, and Islam, is not new. In fact, it goes back centuries both in the United States and abroad.

A conference organized by Indiana University’s Voices and Visions Project will dissect this framing as well as highlight what some Muslims are doing to counteract these seemingly hegemonic narratives about their faith and themselves.

Re-scripting Islam: A conversation between media professionals and scholars will take place March 23 and 24 on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. This free conference is designed to bring together academics, journalists and communication students to discuss the media’s portrayal of Islam and Muslims. The international slate of panelists features bloggers, journalists, and experts on the framing of Muslim women as well as Muslim use of new media.

The conference’s keynote address will be given by Andrea Elliott of The New York Times. A Pulitzer Prize winner, and the creator the Islam beat at the Times, Elliott will speak about her experience covering “Muslims in a Post-9/11 America.”

Registration: www.indiana.edu/~global/Re-scriptingIslam/

Project Coordinator: Rosemary Pennington (rompenni@umail.iu.edu or 812-855-0353)

The Voices and Visions Project is made possible by support from the Social Science Research Council.

Muslim Voices – Voices and Visions of Islam and Muslims from a Global Perspective