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 Dr. Shaban Mir, Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University ,will join IIIT in the summer of 2008 as a non-resident Research Fellow. Dr. Mir was awarded a post-doctoral research grant to edit her doctoral dissertation about Muslim women in American university campuses into a book.
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  Dr. Jamal Barzinji, Vice-President of IIIT, has been invited to greet and meet His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at a meeting arranged by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops today April 17th in Washington, D.C. at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. The meeting will include a papal address, followed by greetings from interfaith leaders and the presentation of gifts from members of each community. |
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 In its mission to promote quality education, IIIT has purchased land in the Northern Province of Lebanon to establish a much needed university. Last month, Dr. Jamal Barzinji, Vice-President of IIIT, met with his Excellency Mr. Fouad al Sinyora, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, who strongly supports this project. |
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Dr. Zaid Abidin Bagir, Director of the Graduate Program at the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural studies at Gajah Made University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, delivered a lecture at IIIT headquarters on Thursday April 3, 2008. The lecture was on the transformation of Islamic State Universities in Indonesia. |
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Two popular comedians, two different faiths were the high point of the third anniversary celebration of the Center for Interfaith Study and Dialog (CISD) held on March 26. Two internationally known comedians - one Jew and one Muslim - Rabbi Bob Alper and Azhar Usman, shared one stage at Nazareth College Shults Center Otto Forum. The performance followed a dessert reception, and drew an excited crowd. |
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A group of eleven scholars from nine countries visited IIIT on Thursday, March 26, 2008. The group, who are mainly specialized in religious studies and philosophy, came to the United States to participate in a month long seminar on “Faith and Reason Today” organized by the Council for Research on Values and Philosophy, the Catholic University, Washington D.C. |
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Members of the Northern Virginia Catholic-Muslim Dialog group were hosted for a review and planning meeting at IIIT earlier this month. The meeting was a follow-up of an agreement signed between Catholic and Muslim religious leaders signed more than a year ago. |
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 A delegation of four Chinese scholars and religious leaders visited IIIT on Friday, March 7, 2008. The visit is part of the US State Department's International Visitor's Program which is meant to connect Muslim communities in China with the American Muslim communities. Members of the delegation included... |
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 The International Institute of Islamic Thought in Jakarta, Indonesia -headed by Professor Habib Chirzin- in collaboration with the Center for Civic Education and the US Embassy in Jakarta, are working together to support Indonesian youths for participation in the upcoming International Youth Forum which will be held in ... |
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Dr. Racelle Weinmean, Executive Director of the Dialogue Institute at Temple University, visited IIIT on Thursday February 14, 2008, together with Dr. Sulayman Nyang of Howard University. Dr. Weinmean and Dr. Nyang were part of a U.S. State Department ... |
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