Sunday, January 28, 2007

Reviewable eveants as of Jan. 28

More will turn up, here is what I have in my schedule right now. Please let me know if you have any questions.


January 30: Watch John McCormick and John Clark debate whose power is more super

Feb. 5 9:30-11:30 AM discussion with young foreign policymakers form 8 countries (RSVP with Clark)

February 8: Insider’s view of Catholic/Christian-Muslim dialogue at Marian College 3:30-5:00 PM (then go to class!)

Fr. Elias Mallon, SA, PhD will visit Marian College in Indianapolis on Thursday, Feb. 8. He will speak in Marian Hall Room 251 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. For over 20 years he has been part of the Catholic/Christian-Muslim dialogue. His talk is free and open to the public.Fr. Elias, a member of the Friars of the Atonement (Graymoor) is currently a member of the Franciscans International staff in New York City. He has been involved for over 20 years in the Catholic/Christian-Muslim dialogue, working with the Archdiocese of New York, the National Council of Churches of Christ, and the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the US Conference of Bishops. He taught Middle Eastern languages at the University of Washington in Seattle and has published two books and numerous articles on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. The latest of these is Islam: What Catholics Need to Know (Washington, DC: National Catholic Education Association) and "Shiite Muslims—The Party of Aly," in America February 6, 2006
February 10: Sufi Music & Ritual in Turkey (Bloomington)

February 13: 1:00 PM discussion with religious leaders (RSVP with Clark)

February 13: Learn about Lebanon and the rest of the Middle East from Prof. Nafhat Nasr

Feb. 20 All day teach-in about Iraq at Columbus IN High School (RSVP with Clark)

February 21: Join Stefan Halper in searching for the "the Rational Center" in policy discussions
· 3:00 PM Sagamore Institute
· 6:00 PM ICWA
· 9:30 PM GeoPol

Feb 23 - Mar 1: You HAVE to see the film "Iraq in Fragments"

February 28: Join Sheila Kennedy in discussing bringing war crimes before the International Criminal Court

March 2: Hear legal theorist John Yoo explain the Constitutional Powers of War and Peace

March 2: Meet John Yoo at Sagamore Institute

March 7: Learn the rules for the Great Game in Central Asia for the 21st Century


March 12: Hear what Colin Powell has to say for himself

March 13: Ask expert Raj Purohit whether War Crimes belong in the International Criminal Court

March 20: Solve Central Asia's problems with John Clark


April 7: all day conference at Marian College about "Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Encounters across Cultural Frontiers, Past and Present" (RSVP to Pierre Atlas: patlas@marian.edu)

April 11: Pierre Atlas again on the Middle East

April 12: Learn about foiling art thieves in Baghdad

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