A Room From Damascus in LA
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 4:00pm
A Lecture by Linda Komaroff. Dr. Komaroff has served as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Curator of Islamic Art and Department Head, Art of the Middle East, since 1995. She is the author and editor of several books, including an edited volume entitled "Exhibiting the Middle East: Collections and Perceptions of Islamic Art" (Ars Orientalis, vol. 30, 2000), and has Read more
Possibilities and Limitations of Immigration Executive Action
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Guest Lecturers: Susan Bibler Coutin & Emily Ryo Read more
Guest Lecture by Levi Ponce, San Fernando Valley Artist
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Levi Ponce will discuss his work and ideas driving his community based creations. Read more
Compulsory Veiling (Hijab) and Stealthy Freedom in Iran
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
A Conversation with Masih Alinejad, moderated by Dr. Nayereh Tohidi, Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies & Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. Masih Alinejad is a prominent Iranian Journalist, renowned for her critical and courageous Read more
Migration, Culture and Memory
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 4:00pm to Friday, March 27, 2015 - 10:00pm
The Central American Studies Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, 2015. Read more
Book Lauch: Latinos & Latinas at Risk
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Book Launch: Latinos and Latinas at Risk: Issues in Education, Health, Community, and Justice. Read more
Father Alejandro Solalinde: Human Rights and Central American Migrants in Mexico
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Father Solalinde is a human rights activist and director of the shelter Hermanos en el Camino in Ixtepec, Oaxaca, one of the safest places for migrants in Mexico. Read more
Book Presentation by Dr. Margarita Nieto
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 4:00pm
Presentation of "Pathways to the Heart", book edited by Dr. Margarita Nieto. Read more
Pacific Institute Talk Series: Muslim Voices Against Extremism
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 6:30pm
Pacific Institute Talk Series: Muslim Voices Against Extremism. Keynote speakers: Nayereh Tohidi, CSUN Professor and Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; Ozgur Koca, Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School Professor of Islamic Studies; Jihad Turk, Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School Read more
"I am more responsible than all the others": Jewish Perspectives on Charity
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 7:30pm
Homelessness is not just a problem for cities, institutions, and economic infrastructures, but also for us as individuals... Read more