Posted in CCAS, ACMCU, SFSWalshWire, SFSAudio, SFSFacultySpotlight, SFSMultimedia, SFSFaculty on Apr 29th, 2011 No Comments »
SFS' Associate Dean of Programs and Studies Jennifer Windsor weighed in on the future of Syria during Thursday's Air Talk with Larry Mantle on Southern California's KPCC public radio.
Posted in SFSWalshWire on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Theodore H. Moran, nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington DC and the holder of the Marcus Wallenberg chair at the School of Foreign Service in Georgetown University, published his paper on Monday entitled: Foreign Manufacturing Multinationals and the Transformation of the Chinese Economy: New Measurements, New Perspectives. For more info, check out Finfacts
Posted in PJC, SFSWalshWire, SFSVideo, SFSFacultySpotlight, SFSMultimedia, SFSFaculty on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
SFS' Jacques Berlinerblau -- director of the Program for Jewish Civilization -- and Sally Quinn of the Washington Post discuss the significance of President Obama's Easter prayer service remarks in the latest episode of The God Vote. Click through to watch.
Posted in AsianStudies, SFSWalshWire, SFSAudio, AsianStudiesAudio, AsianStudiesEventAudio, SFSMultimedia, AsianStudiesMultimedia on Apr 20th, 2011 No Comments »
David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post. Maraniss is the author of many critically acclaimed and bestselling books, among them When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi, First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton, They Marched Into Sunlight – War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, Clemente – The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero, and Rome 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World.
David is a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the Pulitzer for national reporting in 1993 for his newspaper coverage of then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton. He also was part of The Washington Post team that won a 2008 Pulitzer for the newspaper's coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. He has won several other notable awards for achievements in journalism, including the Anthony Lukas Book Prize. He and his wife Linda live in Washington, DC, and Madison, Wisconsin.
Posted in Uncategorized, ACMCU, ACMCUMultimedia, ACMCUAudio on Apr 19th, 2011 No Comments »
As the official representative of A Common Word in North America, the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University will host a follow-up meeting to its successful conference A Common Word: A Global Agenda for Change, held in October of 2009. This year’s conference will explore concrete initiatives undertaken by practitioners from Muslim and Christian faith communities, in hopes of going beyond theological discussions and highlighting the “so-what” factor of this important initiative. Participants will present significant projects taking place on both a local and international scale, demonstrating the breadth and success of outcomes that can emerge as a result of multi-faith cooperation and the key principles outlined in A Common Word.
1:30-3:00pm Panel 3: How Emerging Muslim American Leaders Understand and are Advancing A Common Word
Chair: Shireen Hunter (Georgetown University)
Panelists: Shamil Idriss (Soliya), Leena El-Ali (Search for Common Ground), Henry Izumizaki (One Nation Foundation)
Respondent: John Borelli (Georgetown University)
Posted in Uncategorized, ACMCU, ACMCUMultimedia, ACMCUAudio on Apr 19th, 2011 No Comments »
As the official representative of A Common Word in North America, the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University will host a follow-up meeting to its successful conference A Common Word: A Global Agenda for Change, held in October of 2009. This year’s conference will explore concrete initiatives undertaken by practitioners from Muslim and Christian faith communities, in hopes of going beyond theological discussions and highlighting the “so-what” factor of this important initiative. Participants will present significant projects taking place on both a local and international scale, demonstrating the breadth and success of outcomes that can emerge as a result of multi-faith cooperation and the key principles outlined in A Common Word.
11am-12:30pm Panel 2: Religion & Conflict Resolution in Nigeria
Chair: Jonathan Brown (Georgetown University)
Panelists: Qamar-ul Huda (United States Institute of Peace), John Gana (Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations), John Paden (George Mason University), Shobana Shankar (Georgetown University)
Respondent: John O. Voll (Georgetown University)
Posted in Uncategorized, ACMCU, ACMCUMultimedia, ACMCUAudio on Apr 19th, 2011 No Comments »
As the official representative of A Common Word in North America, the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University will host a follow-up meeting to its successful conference A Common Word: A Global Agenda for Change, held in October of 2009. This year’s conference will explore concrete initiatives undertaken by practitioners from Muslim and Christian faith communities, in hopes of going beyond theological discussions and highlighting the “so-what” factor of this important initiative. Participants will present significant projects taking place on both a local and international scale, demonstrating the breadth and success of outcomes that can emerge as a result of multi-faith cooperation and the key principles outlined in A Common Word.
9:00-9:15am Welcome – John L. Esposito (Georgetown University)
9:15-10:45am Panel 1: Madrassa Curriculum Reforms in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Roles of Christian and Muslim NGOs
Chair: Don Wagner (Bridges of Faith)
Panelists: Qamar-ul Huda (United States Institute of Peace), Bob Roberts (Northwood Church), Alp Aslandogan (Institute of Interfaith Dialog)
Respondent: Louay Safi (Georgetown University)
Posted in Uncategorized, ACMCU, ACMCUMultimedia, ACMCUAudio on Apr 18th, 2011 No Comments »
As the founder of Islam, Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in history. Our knowledge of his life has come mainly from the biography written by his followers, but Western historians have questioned the reliability of this story in the quest to uncover the 'historical Muhammad'. As modern controversies such as the Satanic Verses and the Danish cartoon crisis have shown, whatever the truth about Muhammad's life, his persona has taken on numerous shapes and played a crucial role in Muslim life and civilization. Providing both the Muslim and Western historical perspectives, Jonathan A.C. Brown explores Muhammad's role in both the medieval world and the world today.
Posted in SFSAudio, AsianStudiesAudio, AsianStudiesPHA, SFSMultimedia, AsianStudiesMultimedia on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Joanna Lewis, Assistant Professor of the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, discusses the environmental, economic, political, social, and health impacts of climate change in China.
Posted in EastAsiaWeeklyReview, SFSAudio, AsianStudiesAudio, SFSMultimedia, AsianStudiesMultimedia on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Professor Michael Green discusses Secretary Clinton's upcoming visit to Japan as well as the economic and political situation in Japan one month after the March 11th disasters.
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