Friday, March 1st, 2002. San Diego, CA
"A Fundraising Dinner for Afghanistan!"
AFGHAN-AMERICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION
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Dec 4 - Tuesday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA.
Panel on Afghanistan "Afghanistan...a nation without a face"
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Abdullahi A. An-Na'im, Emory Professor of Law
Dr. Hogai Nassery, Instructor at Emroy in Family and Preventative Medicine
Khairya Y. Sammander, Former professor of ESL/Linguistics at Kabul University
View Press release (PDF format): FlyerPostcard
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Dec 2 - Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Inter-Cultural Center (ICC) Auditorium, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
"THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN"
Featured Speakers (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Quadir Amiryar, Executive Director of Central Asia Research and Development Center at George Washington University
Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow of Foreign Studies Program at Brookings Institution
Nasrine Gross, Washington Representative of Negar-Support of Women of Afghanistan
Peter Tomsen, Ambassador-in-Residence at University of Nebraska at Omaha's Center for Afghanistan Studies
Admission: $5 Donation (to help cover program expenses)
For more information, please contact us at:
events@afghanprofessionals.org or (703)234-3953 ext. 4829
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NOV 10 - Saturday 7:00 PM
Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY (http://www.hartwick.edu/)
Panel on Afghanistan "Afghanistan, Past, Present & Future"
Presenters:
Dr. Saleh Keshawarz, Chair of Civil & Envi. Engineering, U. of Hartford
Dr. Dawer A. Nadi, President of Afghanistan Peace Association
Rameen J. Moshref, Editor-in-Chief of Afghan Communicator magazine
Moderator, Professor Troy McGrath of Hartwick College
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NOV. 14 - Wednesday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Queens College, Queens, NYC - Rosenthal Library room 230
'Shedding Some Light' In the Aftermath of September 11th
In a democracy everyone needs to be well informed in order to join in the public conversation about how best to understand how our lives have been changed since the terrorist attacks and to discuss the public policy alternatives being considered or implemented to reduce and combat terrorism.
All members of Queens College Community Welcome!
Selected Speakers:
Tom Bird - European Languages & Literatures
Ziva Flamhaft - Political Science
David Kazanjian - English
Richard Maxwell - Media Studies
Rameen Javid Moshref - Afghan Communicator magazine
William Tabb - Economics
Peter Weiss - International Law
Jason Babble - NYPIRG
Sponsors:
Michael Harrington Center, NYPIRG, Political Science Club,
Women’s Center
Co-sponsors: (in formation)
Asian/American Center, Departments of English, History,
Political Science, Sociology & Urban Studies
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NOV. 28, 2001 - Wednesday 7:30 PM.
Film: "A Tajik Woman"
Video-maker Mehrnaz Saeed-Wafa explores issues of exile and cultural dissonance for Muslim women from Afghanistan and Iran living in the U.S.
Through the voices of four women (including the director's mother), A Tajik woman reflects on the experiences of Muslim immigrants with war, revolution, loss of homeland and conflict with fundamentalist Islamic values. Open discussion follows the efforts to prevent violence and bigotry against Arab and Muslim people.
The meeting I held at: 32 Union Square East, #907 NYC
Tel. 212-677-7002. fsprw@nyct.net. (Admission free)
Autumn supper (donation $6, vegetarian option available)
social at 7 PM.
Past Activities:
Sunday, November 4, 2001, from 1pm to 5 pm
Sequoia Conference Center, Buena Park, CA
COALITION OF AFGHAN ASSOCIATIONS BASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
. To Organize a united support for the implementation
Mohamad Zaher Shah's peace initiative
. Support for the establishment of a broad based government in
Afghanistan in accordance with free will of the Afghan people
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Friday, November 2, 2001 2-4 p.m.
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Room: Elebash Recital Hall, 1st floor
Graduate Center, City University of New York; 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th St., across from the Empire State Bldg.)
Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center (MEMEAC) Presents a Panel on the Current Crisis with Distinguished Speakers
Robert Vitalis, Professor of Political Science and Director, Middle East Center
University of Pennsylvania;
Saudi Arabia and the Making of Bin Laden
and Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology and Chair, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Indiana University, Bloomington
Afghanistan: A Failed State?
Contact: ZaheraSaed@aol.com
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Friday, October 26th in San Diego, CA
"Town Hall Community Forum: A New Direction for Afghanistan"
AFGHAN-AMERICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION
Click for More Information October 14, 2001, 5pm to 9pm in Virgina
"HUMANITY IN CRISIS: Fundraising and Cultural Awareness"
Organized by Virginia Afghan-American Community
October 13, 2001 in Irvine, CA
"What we can do for our homeland?"
Organized by Afghan-American Students of Southern California
October 13, 2001 in San Diego, CA
"TOWN HALL MEETING"
Organized by Afghan-American Youth Organization
More information to follow.
October 13, 2001 in Cambridge, MA
"A Forum on Afghanistan"
Contact Mr. Najim Azadzoi
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October 11, 2001 in Hayward, CA
"ACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES"
Organized by Society of Afghan Professionals
www.sapweb.org
October 10, 2001 in Claremont, CA
"A Conversation on War, Terrorism, Human Rights, and Religion"
Afghan Solidarity Members
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July 14, 2001 NATIONAL RALLIES
Reports from the protests in
S.F.,
D.C.
Letter of support from Afghanistan Foundation
Official flyers in English, Pashto,and Dari
Afghanistan Foundation in support of the Rally
After Thoughts
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