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Seminars are sponsored by the President's Innovation Fund
and Beta Theta Omicron.
They will be from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in Bldg 6, Room 6202. |
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What it is like being
a Muslim today.
February 8
Islamic Networks Group (ING) is a national educational outreach
organization with partners in 20 states, Canada and the United
Kingdom. ING promotes interfaith dialogue and education about
world religions and their contributions to civilization.
Ameena Jandali. Co-founder and Secretary of the Board of
Directors, Islamic Networks Group, Ameena Jandali has delivered
hundreds of presentations in schools, colleges, universities,
churches, and other venues on Islam and related subjects.
She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs
on topics such as Women in Islam, Ramadan, and topics related
to September 11th. She recently appeared on Channel 5 KPIX
on a World's Affairs Council panel to discuss the aftermath
of September 11th as well as an interview about the impact
of September 11th and Bay Area Muslims which aired on September
8th, and September 11th, 2002.
She took part in a discussion of women in Islam at an event
sponsored by KQED, The World's Affairs Council, and other
organizations. |
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The world waits while
Darfur dies
February 15
Darfur has been embroiled in a deadly conflict for
over three years. At least 400,000 people have been
killed; more than 2 million innocent civilians have been forced
to flee their homes and now live in displaced-persons camps
in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad; and more
than 3.5 million men, women, and children are completely reliant
on international aid for survival. Not since the Rwandan genocide
of 1994 has the world seen such a calculated campaign of displacement,
starvation, rape, and mass slaughter.
San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition is an alliance of
San Francisco Bay Area organizations, groups, and individuals
working to stop the genocide in Darfur and end war in the
Sudan |
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Bridge 2 Peace: The children
of Sri Lanka
February 22
The mission of Bridge2Peace is to empower the children of
emerging countries & their families, especially those
who are affected by the tsunami & civil war, through Montessori
education, teacher certification and vocational training programs,
so that they will become informed, resourceful, self-reliant
leaders who are able to shape a peaceful world for themselves
& those around them.
Amali Tower. A graduate of the University of California,
Los Angeles, where she studied International Development Studies,
focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Her focus
of studies is a result of her travels and global humanitarian
interests. Amali's travels have taken her to over 30 countries
around the world, and some of her humanitarian and relief
work were conducted in South Africa and Zambia, where she
campaigned for treatment and debt relief for the AIDS pandemic
and debt crisis ravaging Sub-Saharan Africa; Lima, Peru, where
she taught English to underprivileged children; Chiang Mai,
Thailand to work with Burmese refugees; and most recently
in Sri Lanka with Bridge2Peace. Amali's studies have also
taken her to Geneva, Switzerland, where she twice studied
under the auspices of the United Nations, and attained the
International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance. Amali has
been awarded the California State Award from the California
League of Colleges for her humanitarian work and efforts with
Bridge2Peace. In addition to her work with Bridge2Peace, she
is presently working with The International Rescue Committee,
providing relief to global refugees, political asylees, and
victims of trafficking and torture who have been resettled
in the Los Angeles region. |
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