Events with Doug Saunders:
Panel Discussion: "Midwest Muslims, Immigration, and Cleveland's Future"
Date: April 16, 2013
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Cleveland State University Student Center, 3rd Floor, 2121 Euclid Ave., Downtown
Doug Saunders is European Bureau Chief for the Toronto Globe and Mail and contributes a weekly column on global social and political trends. His second and current book, "The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?", details both the popular myths of the "Islamic threat" to the West after 9/11 and the actual realities of Muslim immigration, integration, and public perception.
This event is sponsored by the British Council through the "Our Shared Future" program. IMPORTANT: Registration via the Library is recommended. For more information, see the Library's events page and NOCMES's speaker profile.
Book Discussion: "The Myth of the Rising Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?"
Date: April 17, 2013
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Beachwood Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood
Event registration here.
Author Doug Saunders joins a panel discussion of his latest book, "The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?", which explores the impact of increased (Islamic) immigration to North America and Europe and the popular debate surrounding the perceived degradation of Western values and society since 9/11. "Muslim Tide" is a follow-up to his first book, "Arrival City," which discusses similar themes. Saunders, who is based in London, contributes a weekly column to the Toronto Globe and Mail and serves as the newspaper's European bureau chief.
This event is sponsored by the British Council through the "Our Shared Future" program. IMPORTANT: Registration via the Library is recommended. For more information, see the Library's events page and NOCMES's speaker profile.
Palestinian Anti-Occupation Activist Visits Cleveland
Iyad Burnat, leader of a West Bank Popular Non-violent Resistance Movement, to visit Cleveland State University
Date: December 3, 2012
Time: 6:00pm
Location: CSU Student Center, Room 315, East 21st St. and Euclid Ave., Downtown
Iyad Burnat, a leader of a Palestinian village's popular non-violent protest movement (the Bil'in Popular Committee) against Israeli occupation and illegal land claims and settlement, will visit CSU to "tell the stories of Bil'in and life under the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank, accompanied by photos and video". Burnat's life and leadership and the Popular Committee's non-violent campaign against Israel's West Bank Separation Wall and illegal land occupation are documented in the award-winning film "5 Broken Cameras," produced by Emad Burnat (Iyad's brother) and Israeli director Guy Davidi.
Light refreshments will be served. Details on parking and more information about the event and Iyad Burnat are available for download here as a PDF. This event is sponsored by the Cleveland State University Departments of Political Science, History, and Middle Eastern Studies.
Politics, Art, and Society:
The Arab Uprisings of 2011 and After
View the YouTube video of both panel discussions below
"Religion, Social Movements, and Protest in the Middle East"
Dolan Center for Science and Technology, John Carroll University
"The Art and Culture of Revolt in the Middle East"
Wolstein Building, Case Western Reserve University
An Archive of our 2011-2012 "New Perspectives" Series Events:
Naif al-Mutawa and THE 99:
Art, Narrative, and Muslim Identity: A City Club Forum with Dr. Naif al-Mutawa
Date: May 2, 2012
Time: 12:00pm (lunch) / 12:30pm (talk)
Location: City Club of Cleveland, East 9th St. and Euclid Ave., Downtown
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This special lunch forum, hosted by The City Club of Cleveland, the citadel of free speech, will be Dr. Naif al-Mutawa's first event in Cleveland. Dr. Mutawa, a psychologist by training, is the creator of the celebrated comic series THE 99, "the first group of comic superheroes born of an Islamic archetype."
IMPORTANT: Advanced registration and ticket purchase required for this event. Call the City Club at (888) 223-6786 for reservations.
Superheroes, Inspired by Islam
Date: May 2, 2012
Time: 6:00pm
Location: John Patrick Theater, Kleist Center, Baldwin-Wallace College
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Dr. Naif al-Mutawa is Founder and CEO of Teshkeel Media Group, for whom he created THE 99 (described above). THE 99 has received positive attention from the world's media and has been commended by, among others, President Barack Obama. Al-Mutawa has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University, a Master's in Organizational Psychology from Columbua University, and an MBA, also from Columbia.
IMPORTANT: This event requires advanced registration. Please visit the registration page for more information.
A Tribute to Anthony Shadid:
"Transit Cities" Screening and Panel Discussion at the Cleveland Film Festival
Date: March 24, 2012
Time: 9:30am
Location: Tower City Center, Downtown
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NOCMES is proud to partner with the Cleveland International Film Festival and sponsor the screening of the film "Transit Cities." The film, directed by Mohammad Al-Hushki and shot in Jordan, tells the story of a Westernized Jordanian woman who returns home after 17 years abroad to a country and family she no longer recognizes. Following the screening is a panel discussion. For more information about the film, visit CIFF's Transit Cities Web page.
"House of Stones" Community Book Discussion
Date: April 19, 2012
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Cuyahoga County Public Library - Beachwood Branch
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NOCMES and the Cuyahoga County Public Library will be hosting a community discussion of Mr. Shadid's just-published book, House of Stones. Facilitating the discussion is Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor of Political Science and NOCMES affiliated faculty member Pete Moore and The Civic Commons's Curator of Conversation, Dan Moulthrop.
Events with Amaney Jamal:
Charting the Arab and Muslim Experience
Date: February 9, 2012
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Islamic Center of Cleveland, West 130th St., Parma, OH
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Prof. Jamal's scholarly work has largely dealt with analyzing and understanding the Arab-American and Muslim-American experience. NOCMES hopes to encourage a discussion that bridges Prof. Jamal's broader perspective with that of the local community. This is in keeping with one of NOCMES's core goals: the exploration of the diversity of the Arab and Muslim world. By turning the lens on ourselves, we hope to encourage this exploration and discovery.
City Club Friday Forum: "The Future of the Arab World: Pro-American Democracy or No Democracy at All?"
Date: February 10, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon (lunch), 12:30pm (talk)
Location: The City Club of Cleveland, Euclid Ave & 9th St., Downtown
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The City Club's Friday Forum brings important and influential speakers from across American life to Cleveland to debate and discuss the pressing issues of our time. Prof. Amaney Jamal's talk will focus on her upcoming book, "Of Empires and Citizens," which examines the future of the Arab world, the shape and character of its new political regimes, and whether or not they will be pro-American and/or democratic. For more information on the City Club's Friday forums, visit the City Club's Programs page
IMPORTANT: Advanced registration and ticket purchase required for this event. Call the City Club at (888) 223-6786 or visit the City Club event registration page for reservations.