Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Former U.S. Congressman, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission and Iraq Study Group, and member of the War Powers Commission…. Lee Hamilton = The Statesman’s Statesman (more…)
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
To what degree to American journalists report the news, and to what degree do they project the US to the rest of the world. A group of DePauw alumni is answering this question every day.
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Four perspectives on American global power: (1) America is rapidly declining to irrelevancy (thank goodness); (2) America is facing the rise of new wannabe empires, so has to accommodate them in cooperative institutions; (3) reports of America’s decline have been rampant since before the US rose, and are still premature (thank goodness); (4) like it or not, for good or for ill the US will be Top Dog for a long time, but that shouldn’t distract us from figuring out how we here can help solve global problems. Guess which is Provocate’s preferred position? (more…)
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Butler is bringing Joan Scott to Indianapolis for a talk about the politics of Muslim veiling in France. If we are fortunate, it may be open to the public. (more…)
Posted in Events, Women, Violence, Religion, Crossing borders, Islam & Muslims, Race, Law & justice, Europe, Human and civil rights, Education, Middle East, Families and children | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Novels? History? Current events? In addition to being the largest literary event of its kind in Central Indiana, the festival includes an art exhibit and a film series. All programs are open to the public (bring your friends!) and most are free.
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Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Religion, Interfaith, Jews & Judaism, Hoosier history, Poets, Novelists & writers, Human and civil rights, Film, Art, Education, Middle East, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Humor, photography, Israel | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
A conference intended to foster networks of academic partners interested in Mexico, Mexicans in the US, and Mexican immigration; and to explore the impact of immigration on individuals and families in the Indianapolis community and the sending communities in Mexico. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Crossing borders, Christianity & Christians, Hoosier history, Health & Medicine, Business, Art, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Citizen Diplomacy, Latinos, Middle East, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Latin America | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Find out if it’s possible to have a non-political, evidence based discussion of the costs of the Iraq War … and of how high a cost we should be willing to continue paying. (more…)
Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Iraq, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, War & peace, Empire, GLOCAL-ization, Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The US and China may seem inevitably at odds over democracy, global leadership, treatment of dissent, and so on. Why does it seem as though their interests are so much in alignment? And is that a good thing? (more…)
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Visits to mosques, discussions of heritage and history, and a shared meal will allow participants to explore Islam in a unique and engaging way. (more…)
Posted in Events, Religion, Interfaith, Crossing borders, Islam & Muslims, Hoosier history, GLOCAL-ization, Middle East, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Johan Galtung is coming to Indy. The most influential living social scientist, he is the founder of the academic study of peace and conflict studies, a discipline now offered as a major or a minor on virtually every college in America and Europe. He’s the author of more than a hundred books and more than a thousand articles. He is reported to have served as a mediator in more than 40 internaitonal conflicts. Think of one degree of seperation: if an academic uses the word “peace,” either she has read Galtung or she studied withsomeone who read Galtung. But is it all just a “peace racket”? (more…)
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