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SUMMARY:Latest Trends in Global Rise in Religious Restrictions
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Katayoun Kishi\, Research Associate at Pew Research Center\, will present findings from the ninth in a series of reports by Pew Research Center analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. To measure global restrictions on religion in 2016 – the most recent year for which data are available – the study\, released in June 2018\, ranks 198 countries and territories by their levels of government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion. \nSpeaker: \nKatayoun Mirfendereski Kishi is a research associate at Pew Research Center. She oversees the Center’s annual study on global restrictions on religion. Her previous work has included research on topics such as identity politics and religion\, international conflict\, survey research\, and food security. Before joining Pew Research Center\, Kishi held positions at the United States Institute of Peace and the office of the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland. She earned a doctorate in government and politics\, with a concentration in comparative politics and quantitative methodology\, from the University of Maryland. \nModerator: \nKristen Looney is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute. Kristen works closely with the President of the Freedom Forum Institute to full the mission of the center and to oversee the day-to-day operations of the following four program areas: Educating Leaders\, Promoting Civil Dialogue\, Engaging the Public\, and Transforming Schools. From 2012 to 2016\, Kristen was the head of programs and partnerships for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in the United States. Previously\, Kristen served as chaplain and department chair of religious studies at St. Paul’s School for Girls in Baltimore\, Maryland and St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson\, Maryland. Prior\, Kristen served as clergy in parishes in Florida\, California\, and New York. Kristen is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Maryland. She is an awarded graduate of Yale Divinity School (M.Div.).
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LOCATION:Rumi Forum\, Washington DC\, 2000 P st NW\, Suite 503\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ambassadors Speaking: Iraq\, A Personal View
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URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/ambassadors-speaking-iraq-a-personal-view/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:Global Financial Crisis and the Fate of Capitalism
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URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/global-financial-crisis-and-the-fate-of-capitalism/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:Emir Abdelkader--Fanatic or Freedom Fighter? His Relevance for Today
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, August 14\, 2019\, Rumi Forum of Maryland and America Turkish Friendship Association organized an Abrahamic Panel-interfaith discussion and Eid-al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) reception. Religious Freedom and Minority Rights were addressed from the lens of Abrahamic faiths’ perspectives.   \nAbraham`s Tent initiative provided space for people of different religious and cultural traditions to get-to-know one another through casual conversation starting with the occasion of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) celebration. Through this event\, people of different religious and cultural traditions joined hands to get-to-know one another and sought to build a community around it. \nSpeakers: \nRabbi Amy Scheinerman is a teacher\, writer\, and hospice chaplain for the Jewish Federation of Howard County. She is a former trustee on the Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR)\, former president of the Baltimore Board of Rabbis\, a current member of the CCAR Responsa Committee and editor of the Torah Commentary column of the CCAR newsletter. Her recent book\, The Talmud of Relationships (Volume 1: God\, Self\, and Family & Volume 2: The Jewish Community and Beyond)\, was honored as a finalist in the Jewish Book Council’s 2018 National Jewish Book Awards. She also teaches in a variety of venues\, including the Melton Program in Baltimore. \nRev. Charles Watson\, Jr. is a faculty at Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute in Washington\, DC and a graduate of The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina. He received a commission into the U.S. Air Force and obtained the rank of captain. He is a graduate of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. His career led him to leadership roles as a consultant for DeWolff\, Boberg & Associates\, Inc. and at his current position as the Director of Education for BJC for Religious Liberty in Washington. As a seminary-trained religious liberty advocate and educator\, he routinely speaks across the nation and has published articles in Ethics Daily\, New Baptist Covenant\, and cbfBlog.com.\n  \nDr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad is President of the Minaret of Freedom Institute. He is an internationally known interdisciplinary scientist of Palestinian descent and the author of Signs in the Heavens: A Muslim Astronomer’s Perspective on Religion and Science and he teaches courses on Islamic religion\, history and civilization and religion\, science and freedom at Wesley Theological Seminary and a course on “Changing Views of the Universe” at American University. Among others\, Dr. Ahmad has received the “Star Cup for Outstanding Public Service” award from Montgomery County Civic Federation. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/emir-abdelkader-fanatic-or-freedom-fighter-his-relevance-for-today/
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CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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