On Thursday 28 March, Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer, distinguished professor of Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, presented a lecture on religious violence entitled: “The Global Rise of Religious Violence”.

The lecture analyzed the rise of religious extremism around the world, from Christian militia in the United States and Europe and Jewish nationalists in Israel to Muslim terrorists related to ISIS and al Qaeda and Buddhist militants in Southeast Asia. The talk also explored why these movements are happening now on a global scale, and what religion has to do with it.

Dr. Michael Jerryson was the subject of a panel discussion at the 2018 meeting of the American Academy of Religion. The panel was entitled “WHEN BUDDHISTS ARE VIOLENT:THE ENDURING IMPACT OF MICHAEL JERRYSON ON THE FIELD OF RELIGION AND VIOLENCE”. Excerpts of the event can be viewed below.

“When Writing Becomes Art: A Key Aspect of Islamic Culture”

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
President’s Suite, Kilcawley Center

Sheila Blair is Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College. She teaches about all aspects of Islamic art from the earliest to modern times. Author or co-author of 17 books and more than 200 academic articles, she has won many international awards in her field. With her husband and colleague, Professor Jonathan Bloom, she served as artistic consultant to the three-hour documentary Islam: Empire of Faith, shown nationally on PBS.

Free and Open to the Public! Classes welcome!

For further information, call the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at 330–941–3448.

Islamic Studies – Sheila Blair Flyer_1.pdf

“Women at the Center of Political Dialogue: An Open Forum with Democrats and Republicans” was held at the James Gallery, Kilcawley Center on Wednesday, November 15, 2018

Panelists:

• Christoper Anderson
• Mark Monroe
• Kristen Olmi
• Tracey Winbush

Interfaith Forum on the President Trump Actions Regarding the Holy City

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 6 PM–8 PM
Arab American Cuiltural and Education Center
15 Belgrade Ave. Youngstown, OH 44505
Contact: aaccyo.oh@sbcglobal.net for more information