Society and Culture Events
Report Release: "Organizations Working with Latina Immigrants: Resources and Strategies for Change"
March 25, 2011 // 1:30pm — 5:30pm
United States Studies
Book Discussion: The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West
March 17, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
International Security Studies
A discussion with author Lorenzo Vidino, visiting fellow at RAND Corporation
Deforestation, Population, and Development in a Warming World: A Roundtable on Latin America
February 15, 2011 // 11:30am — 1:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Panelists Liza Grandia, assistant professor of international development and social change at Clark University, and Jason Bremner, director of population, health, and environment at the Population Reference Bureau, argued that meeting the needs of Latin America's rural communities is therefore key to conserving Latin America's forests.
Religious Revival in the 21st Century: What Impact on Politics?
February 14, 2011 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Middle East Program
Robin Wright, USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Roger Hardy, Former Middle East and Islamic Affairs Analyst, BBC World Service; André Laliberté, Full Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa; Daniel Levine, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan; José Casanova, Professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Georgetown University
Celebrating Nunavut: Inuit Art From the Canadian Arctic
January 31, 2011 // 7:30am — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
The Canada Institute hosted an art exhibit showcasing Inuit culture through selected works, including stonecut, stencil, and lithograph prints, as well as textile embroidered wall-hangings.
Muslim Women in Europe: Strategic and Cultural Challenges
December 16, 2010 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Middle East Program
An author, activist and scholar, Senay Özdemir addressed her personal experiences as a Muslim feminist in Western Europe, along with her literary and journalistic efforts to give voice to the Mediterranean community and their role in Dutch politics.
Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East
October 27, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Middle East Program
Isobel Coleman of the Council on Foreign Relations highlights how demographic changes are intensifying the notion that women's empowerment is key to the prosperity of the economies of Arab and Muslim-majority countries.
Egypt at the Tipping Point?
September 17, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Middle East Program
David Ottaway, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Former Bureau Chief, Cairo, The Washington Post
Book Launch: The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam
September 16, 2010 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Middle East Program
The latitudinal tenth parallel — located 700 miles above the equator — constitutes a "faith-based fault line" between Islam and Christianity, said Eliza Griswold at the launch of her latest book.
Yemeni Women: Challenges and Little Hope
May 19, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Sultana Al-Jeham, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Executive Director and Chairwoman of Women's Affairs, Civic Democratic Initiatives Support Foundation (CDF), Yemen