Tag: humanitarianism
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Two Swarthmore Alumni Celebrated as Part of 2020 Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Food Program
Two Swarthmore alumni shared in the recognition as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020. Allison Oman Lawi ’91 is director, ad interim, for the Nutrition Division at WFP at headquarters in Rome, while Andrea Stoutland ’83 is special assistant to the director of human resources. The WFP was…
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Humanitarian Predicaments: Protracted Displacement and Palestinian Refugee Politics
Please join us on Wednesday, February 6th for a lecture by Ilana Feldman (Anthropology, George Washington University), who will be visiting campus as part of the “Contending Visions of the Middle East” series. Ilana’s lecture draws from her recently published book “Life Lived In Relief” (University of California Press, 2018). February 6 4:30 – 6:00 PM | SCI…
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War on Humanity: Healthcare under Attack in the Syrian Conflict
The Arabic Section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Islamic Studies Program, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, and the the Health & Societies Program at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility are pleased to present: A lecture by Dr. Hani Mowafi, Yale University War on Humanity: Healthcare under Attack in the Syrian Conflict Tuesday, March…
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Confronting War Crimes in the Middle East and Africa
Confronting War Crimes in the Middle East and Africa A conversation with Sofia Candeias, international lawyer and member of the United Nations Team of Experts on Sexual Violence and the Rule of Law Friday, February 17th, 2017 4:30 pm Kohlberg 115 Come listen to intimate reflections of those working on the front lines of today’s conflict and…
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Dr. Sa’ed Atshan to join faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Sa’ed Atshan will join the Peace and Conflict Studies program for the fall semester of 2015! Professor Atshan will offer a range of exciting new courses!: PEAC 003 Crisis Resolution in the Middle East (Spring 2016) PEAC 015 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (Fall 2015) PEAC 043 Gender,…