Four articles of interest

I have rarely been quoted in the media, but apparently when I have, it's been decently substantive! So, with much pleasure, I'd like to share some articles where the authors either interviewed me or just asked for general comments.

1) India Currents article on thoughts after attending a Homeland Security roundtable on post-9/11 civil liberties and human rights issues.

2) PBS Newshour feature on thoughts after an Americans for Informed Democracy conference in 2006.

3) CUNY Graduate Center colleague Mr. Marriah Star's article on social entrepreneurship.

4) The Nation contributor and friend/writer/journalist Jayati Vora's piece on the youth-led movement to restore democratic rule in Pakistan.

As always, feedback much appreciated!

Young Innovator in Coexistence Award: Radeyah Hack

I'm on youtube now too! Wow - this is a first! All thanks to my colleague from the CUNY Graduate Center, Marriah Star. He's taken a great interest in AID's social entrepreneurship work and is clearly vested in making it widely known and accessible to as large an audience as possible.
Thanks, Marriah!

'Haven't you had enough of politics?'

My friend Lana from the CUNY Graduate Center was recently featured in a write-up in the NY Newsday and I just had to share it.

It's compelling, informative and personal. Lana brings a lot to the table, as I have witnessed first hand in classes we've taken together, but I could never have guessed what her personal struggles were like. This article gives a sneak peek into a truly eventful life.

Lana, if you ever read this, know that I am ardently waiting for your memoirs!

Happy reading...

May 8th - The Interpretation of Habeas Corpus

Dialogues in the Humanities and Public Life:

The Interpretation of Habeas Corpus

David Cole,

Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Legal Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, and the author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards And Constitutional Freedoms In The War On Terrorism

Aziz Huq,

Director, Liberty and National Security Project, The Brennan Center for Justice, and co-author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror

Corey Robin,

Professor of Political Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of Fear: The History of a Political Idea

Tuesday, May 8, 6:30-8:00pm

Martin E. Segal Theatre

The Graduate Center, CUNY

365 Fifth Ave (btwn 34^th & 35^th)

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

No registration. Please arrive early for a seat. 212-817-2005 / ch@gc.cuny

NY Event: “Islamic Visibility in European Publics” - 4/20

“Islamic Visibility in European Publics”

a talk by
Prof. Nilüfer GÖle

Friday, April 20, 2007, 4:00 –6:00 p.m.
Sociology Lounge/Room 6112
6th Floor

Reception to Follow

The Graduate Center, CUNY
(365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th-35th St.)

View event flyer for more details: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/memeac/NGole.pdf

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Nilüfer Göle is professor of sociology at École des Hautes
Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and a leading authority
on the political movement of today’s educated, urbanized,
religious Muslim women. A prominent scholar of Turkish origin,
she is the author of The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and
Veiling(University of Michigan Press, 1997). Through personal interviews, Göle has developed detailed case studies of young Turkish women who are turning to the tenets of fundamental Islamic gender codes. Her sociological approach also has produced a broader critique of Eurocentrism with regard to
emerging Islamic identities at the close of the twentieth
century. She has explored the specific topic of covering,
as well as the complexities of living in a multicultural world.

Co-Sponsored with the
Ph.D. Program in Sociology

NY Event: Israel's Emerging Immigration and Citizenship Regime - 4/25

From Post-Zionism to Post-Citizenship: Israel's Emerging Immigration and Citizenship Regime

Yoav Peled, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tel Aviv University

Wednesday, April 25th
7:00 pm
Room 9205

CUNY Graduate Center

NY Event: Sheikha Haya on Arab Women - 5/7

H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa

President of the 61^st Session of the UN General Assembly

who will give opening remarks on:

Towards the Rise of Women

in the Arab World

presented by

Amat Al Alim Alsoswa

Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP

Discussant

Christa Salamandra

Anthropology, Lehman College, CUNY

The Arab Human Development Report 2005: toward the rise of women in the Arab world, released in December 2006, argues that women in the Arab world still lack equal opportunity and consequently are not able to realize their full potential. This situation constitutes a problem not just for women, but for progress and prosperity in Arab societies as a whole. The region should now assure that all Arab women be afforded full opportunities across the social spectrum, particularly to access basic health services, to generate and acquire knowledge on an equal footing with men, and to engage in activities outside the home.

Monday, May 7, 2007, 6:00 –8:00 p.m.

Room 9205-9207

Persons wishing to attend please email: nnolutshungu@gc.cuny.edu

Sponsored by the Ralph Bunche Institute and the Middle Eastern and Middle Eastern American Center at the CUNY Graduate Center

2/10 Film screening - Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, and Disappearances in the ‘War on Terror’

OUTLAWED:

Extraordinary Rendition, Torture, and Disappearances in the ‘War on Terror’

Join other concerned students and citizens for a film screening, discussion, and advocacy campaign.

Refreshments provided.

Saturday, February 10, 3-5 PM

CUNY Graduate Center, Room 5414

The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309

Outlawed tells the stories of Khaled El-Masri and Binyam Mohamed, two men who have survived torture by the U.S. government working with various other governments wo rldwide. It features relevant commentary from Louise Arbour, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, U.S. President George W. Bush, Michael Scheuer, the chief architect of the rendition program and former head of the Osama Bin Laden unit at the CIA, and Condoleezza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State.

This event is organized by the Americans for Informed Democracy Chapter at CUNY Grad Center and supported thanks to a generous grant from the JEHT Foundation. The film is produced by Witness.

Conference on Guantanamo Bay, human rights and civil liberties - 2/10

Dear friends,

I'm writing to inform you of a conference that will be taking place this Saturday, February 10 at the CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th sts.) from 1-3 P.M. (followed by a video screening of the documentary "Outlawed"). I would appreciate it if you could forward the information to students or anyone else you think may be interested.

The focus of the event is Guantanamo Bay and post-9/11 civil liberties in America. Adem Carroll of the Muslim Consultative Network and Lynne Kates from the Center for Constitutional Rights will be speaking on their work with the Guantanamo issue and civil liberties in general as well as giving advice to students interested in careers in the field. In addition to this specific topic, we want to address the disconnect between expert opinion on these types of issues and actual U.S. policy, in an attempt to learn how to make our careers as influential as possible.

The conference will be open to 20-25 qualified students, giving them a chance to have all of their questions answered and ideas critiqued, as well as offering great networking opportunities.

An invitation is below, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would forward it to students you think may be interested.

Thank you in advance for your support,

Zeeshan Suhail

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Saturday, February 10, 2007
1 PM
at the CUNY Graduate Center

Guantanamo Bay & Post-9/11 Civil Liberties in America

Who are the most influential figures when it comes to U.S. decisions affecting civil liberties? How do we balance civil liberties with national security concerns after the 9/11 attacks? How can we impact positive, meaningful change when states are listening less and less to their citizenry?

Adem Carroll (Muslim Consultative Network) will speak on infringement on rights and liberties of Muslims after 9/11

Lynn Kates (Center for Constitutional Rights) will speak on the state of affairs of civil liberties and human rights at Guantanamo Bay (and elsewhere) after 9/11

A brief panel discussion will be followed by an open dialogue between the experts and attendees. Come share your views on Guantanamo and civil liberties in America and find out how to have the most impact on U.S. security policy.

Please RSVP with a short bio to clmadden@gmail.com for details.

Event: The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa - 10/25

GOTHAM’S NEWEST NEWCOMERS:

The Impact of Post-1965 Immigrants on New York City – And Vice Versa

October 25^th, 6:30 p.m.—Auditorium

CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue @ 34th Street.

FREE but registration is required.

To register: call 212-817-8215 or email continuinged@gc.cuny.edu.

Reservations will be honored until 6:25 p.m.

We are in the middle of one of Gotham's greatest immigration waves, triggered by the 1965 immigration law. Our distinguished panelists will analyze how the newcomers have experienced, and transformed, the city.

First experts with a general and comparative focus – Nancy Foner (Hunter College), John Mollenkopf (CUNY Graduate Center), and Joseph Salvo (New York City Department of Planning) – will provide overview perspectives.

Then specialists on particular immigrant populations – Vilna Bashi on West Indians, Ramona Hernandez on Dominicans, Madhulika Khandelwal on South Asians, Peter Kwong on Chinese, and Robert Smith on Mexicans – will discuss their group's unique experience.

Finally, an interactive conversation between all the participants will be moderated by Maria Hinojosa, Anchor, Latino USA on NPR and Senior Correspondent, NOW on PBS.

The History Forum showcases the best new work on New York City history. The Gotham Center for New York City History was founded by Mike Wallace, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.