Dr. Rebecca Glazier, faculty advisor to the UALR Model Arab League and associate professor of political science, recently returned from leading 15 University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Clinton School of Public Service students to the International Model Arab League in Morocco. Continue reading “International Model Arab League participants will hold panel discussion on Morocco trip”
Hundreds of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students, employees, and families will gather for an international Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 16.
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Fifteen students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to act as diplomats at the Morocco International Model Arab League.
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More than 150 Arkansas high school students are expected to participate in the Model Arab League at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Friday and Saturday, March 4-5.
Dr. George A. Lopez, chair of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will present a lecture “Can We Achieve Peace in the War on Terror?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building.
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Dr. David Cortright, director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will present a lecture, “Lessons from the Egyptian Revolution: The Power of Nonviolence,” at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the UALR Donaghey Student Center’s Ledbetter Hall B.
UALR’s Middle Eastern Studies Program is hosting a series of films from Monday to Wednesday, Oct. 17 to 19, followed by discussions led by members of the Middle Eastern Studies faculty.
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UALR’s non-credit course in Arabic will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The weekly classes – which will continue until Wednesday, Dec. 7 – will be held in room 206 in Stabler Hall and are open to the public.
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Dr. Mohammed Moursi, a vascular surgeon at UAMS, will give a brief explanation of Ramadan, at at UALR’s “Think Fast: Interfaith Iftar and Food Drive, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 in Ledbetter Hall in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center.
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, when they join family and friends for an iftar, is a traditional dinner that ends the day of fasting during Ramadan, and engage in charitable acts.
Dr. Clea Bunch, chair of UALR’s Middle Eastern Studies program, said the discussion and dinner is free and open to the public.
“We invite members of the community to participate in these traditions by fasting for all or part of the day, if they choose, and and donating non-perishable foods to our food drive,” Bunch said.
For more information, contact Bunch at 501-569-8397.
Israeli journalist Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst for the Jerusalem Post, will present a lecture, “What the Future Holds: An Insider’s Look Middle East Politics,” at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in UALR’s Engineering and Information Technology building auditorium.
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