Mortara Center for International Studies

Dr. Kimberly Katz of Towson University interpreted the diary of a young Palestinian man during World War II, as expressed through the writings of Sami Amr. She recently completed a book exploring the diary in depth.

The Center for Contemporary Studies is proud to welcome Orly Halpern: a Jewish American Israeli war correspondent. She is also an Arabic speaker who lived in Baghdad and reported for a year during the Iraq war and covered the second Intifada driving her sedan across the West Bank.

Yemen experts Drs. Sheila Carapico, Charles Schmitz and Abdu Sharif addressed various dimensions of the delicate state of affairs the country faces today.

Professor Yossi Shain, the founding director of the Program for Jewish Civilization and Professor at the Department of Government, discusses his new book on the moral dilemmas facing Israel in the domestic and international arenas. He will introduce the new ‘‘players’’ in the Israeli moral discourse in an attempt to understand the changing nature of Israel’s political culture.

UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Richard Falk discussed the recent release of the Goldstone Report, which details war crimes committed by Israel and Hamas during 22-day Israeli offensive in Gaza December 2008-January 2009.

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is proud to welcome renowned Lebanese poet Talal Haidar and accomplished vocalist Ghada Ghanem.

Professor Tamar Meisels warns against a recent philosophical confusion concerning the definition of “terrorism”, which is predominant in the post 9-11 literature thereon.

Iran experts Drs. Mehran Kamrava and Hooshang Amirahmadi and energy expert Dr. Herman Franssen discussed the domestic and international policy implications of the June 2009 elections in the country.

A lecture by Professor Sarah Fainberg from the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University

The author and Associate Editor of the Financial Times gives a lecture on the topic of his new book, the current state of the modern Middle East.

A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwriter, is interviewed by Jacques Berlinblau of the Program for Jewish Civilization

A daughter of immigrants, Dr. Susan Martin sees historical patterns in the strong feelings surrounding immigration that can make our own era sound much like the late 1800s and early 1900s.

International historian Michael Oren discusses what it means to interpret the Middle East for Westerners in a manner that deliberately goes 'against the grain.'

Leslie Bethell, a Brazil expert and editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America gives a lecture on how the language, culture and history of Brazil does not qualify it as part of Latin America.

In Part 1 of this symposium, panelists discuss religious freedom and combating religious-based terrorism.

In Part 3 of this symposium, panelists explore the future of religious freedom and U.S. foreign policy of democracy promotion abroad.

In the final part of this symposium, panelists examine the American model of promoting religious freedom and its applicability to religious freedom abroad.

History professor Nancy Bernkopf Tucker discusses the rapid rise of China to the world stage from hosting the 2008 Olympics to the crises in Tibet to debt policy with the United States.

History professor Adam Rothman discusses the 200th anniversary of the end of the world wide slave trade and his book which traces the trafficking of slaves from Africa to North and South America.

Asian studies professor Victor Cha discusses how Asian countries are dealing with global problems; world trade and economy, science, global warming and their world standing.

Psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam discusses the multicultural world we live in and how culture and languages are being lost as a result of immigration, travel and communication and the role terrorism plays in globalization.

Security studies professor David Edelstein discusses his book 'Occupational Hazards: Successes and Failure in Military Occupation,' which examines 26 cases of outside powers seizing control.

Michael Oren, former PJC Professor and current Israeli ambassador to the United States, talks about the military history of the Middle East

Tariq Ramadan, professor of Theology at Oxford University, discusses Muslim minorities in Western Europe.

Security studies professor Bruce Hoffman discusses the importance of defining the causes of terrorism and communicating with countries and factions involved.

German professor Heidi Byrnes discusses the ways in which learning global languages is relative to international communication; especially as it relates to diplomacy, economics, world trade, and the military.

Psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam discusses the psychology behind terrorism and its impact world wide, especially in the Middle East.

Business professor Ricardo Ernst discusses the role that oil plays in our daily lives; from transportation to plastics to heating our homes.

Economics professor Robert Cumby discusses the increasing importance of international economics as it relates to trade barriers, taxes on imports and outsourcing.

Senior fellow Natalie Goldring discusses the peace and security of our country and its implication on foreign policy.

Arabic language professor Karin Ryding discusses what it means to understand Arabic and the people who speak Arabic.

History professor John McNeill discusses the history of the world and how it impacts our lives today.

Asian studies professor David Steinberg discusses Asia, Burma, India and China and what these countries mean to our world.

Islamic history professor John Voll discusses Islam and how we may better understand the religion.

Law professor Jennifer Manner discusses global communications and how new technologies will affect our lives.

Sociology professor Timothy Wickham-Crowley discusses immigration and what it means to the past, present and future of America.

Law professor Jane Stromseth discusses crimes against humanity and current atrocities around the world.

Business professor Michael Czinkota discusses global trade and its affect on our daily lives.