Title of Talk: “Giving an A+ Islam 101 Presentation” Synopsis: When giving “Introduction to Islam” talks, Muslims often face an uphill battle: audiences are not neutral toward Islam and Muslims, but instead have been conditioned to fear Muslims through negative images in popular culture and terror-related news stories. Additionally, most Americans admit that they know [...]

Title: DISORIENTED: THE LEGAL ORIGINS OF ARAB-AMERICAN MIS-IDENTITY Abstract: This lecture interrogates the legal origins of Arab-American identity during the racially restrictive Naturalization Era (1790 through 1952). Not a single law review article systematically examines how these naturalization cases have shaped contemporary understandings of Arab-American identity. Almost all of the literature on Arab-Americans focuses on [...]

    Title: Religion and Politics in the Middle East: Turkey in Comparative Perspective Theme: The end of the Cold War brought a world-wide recognition of liberal democracy as a legitimate model of government. Building on one another, there has been a general tendency in various regions of the world towards more democratic governance. This trend, starting [...]

Title of Talk: “Mind Over Body: Understanding Your Hidden Agendas & Unconscious Motives ” A brilliant presentation by Dr. John Demartini addressing your true hidden agendas and unconscious motives relating to your physical body. Dr. Demartini is a renowned human behavioral specialist, a revered chiropractor and an international authority on the mind body connection with a background [...]

  Speaker & bio: MARIA del SOCORRO PESQUEIRA Maria Pesqueira has over two decades of leadership experience in the human service arena, bringing expert perspective to areas including strategic planning and management, program development, communications, fundraising and public health. She also is a sought-after speaker, addressing national and local audiences on issues ranging from private/nonprofit [...]

Title of Talk: “Advancing Social Justice & Opportunity: Perspectives on Immigrant Activism and Civic Engagement” Description: As the US Senate deliberates on key elements of a comprehensive immigration reform bill that President Obama has promised to sign into law, the fate of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants is now squarely in the domain of public [...]

Dr. Balchandra Mungekar, Member of India’s Parliament, presented “India’s inclusive growth imperative and the strategic partnership with the US” as part of AIC 2013 Lecture Series.  Attendees enjoyed a Mediterranean dinner as he shared the social and political factors that were impacting India’s economy.  India’s plan to develop its economy was started in the 1950s and saw [...]

  Title of Talk: “Race and the Muslim Question”   Dr. Junaid Rana provided a thought-provoking and interactive lecture as part of American Islamic College’s Lecture Series 2013 titled “Race and the Muslim Question.”  Dr. Rana sought to answer how race became a way of thinking about Muslims in the United States after 9/11.  Following [...]

  Date: Feb. 5th, 2013 (This is a past event) Time: 6:00pm – 6:30pm Reception,   6:30pm – 7:30pm Lecture and Q&A Title of Talk:  The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age Or Watch it on UStream Channel LIVE at 6:30pm Central Time Speaker & bio: Martha Nussbaum Dr. [...]

Title of Talk: “The Waves of  Ethnic Cleansing of the Balkan Muslims”   On March 20, 2013, the American Islamic College evening Lecture Series hosted Dr. M. Hakan Yavuz, Professor of political science at University of Utah, who presented “The Waves of Ethnic Cleansing of the Balkan Muslims.” Dr. Yavuz discussed the historical, social, and [...]