Memorial Tribute to Dr. Norton Mezvinsky OBM, President, ICMES
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The IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism: A Four-Part, Critical Analysis
World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)
ICMES joins WOCMES in discussion on the following topics:
The ossification of Shari’a law in colonial states.
Israel’s existence as a Jewish state in the Middle East.
Islamism as a multifaceted phenomenon.
Islam & Modernity
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, the International Council for Middle East Studies, a three-year-old Washington think tank, will co-host a session on the seldom discussed, often misunderstood issue of Christian Zionism and its relationship to Islamophobia, at the House of Representatives Visitors Center on Capitol Hill. In coordination with the Council for the National Interest, the event, entitled “Christian Zionism Views Islam: Cultural, Theological, and Political Perspectives,” will offer three intersecting perspectives on the role, function, and meaning of U.S. Christian support for Zionism and the pro-Israel Lobby.
Ibrahim Abu Rabbi Annual Memorial Lectures
Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
Two Years into the Arab Spring: Islam, Elections, and Democratic Transformation
Has Zionism Hijacked Judaism?
A speaking event featuring Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro. He is best known for his outspoken stance defending the historic Orthodox Jewish position that rejects the concept of Jewish nationalism and therefore opposes Zionism and does not recognize Israel as the Jewish State.
Christian Zionism and Islamophobia
In coordination with the Council for the National Interest (CNI), the event offered three intersecting perspectives on the role, function, and meaning of U.S. Christian support for Zionism and the pro-Israel Lobby.
The Arab Revolts and Their Consequences
ICMES, in joint sponsorship with the Council for the National Interest Foundation, held a panel discussion about the ongoing and far-reaching effects of the monumental Arab uprisings.
Program on Halakhah & Shari‘ah & Contemporary Legal Issues
On June 17, 2009, Issam M. Saliba and Rabbi Shlomo Yaffee each gave lectures on Halakhah (Jewish law), Shari‘ah (Islamic law), and their relevance to contemporary legal issues. Rabbi Yaffe is the spiritual leader of Congregation Agudas Achim of West Hartford, Connecticut and founder of the Connecticut Symposium on Contemporary Legal Issues and Jewish Law. The discourse was held at the Library of Congress and was sponsored by the Law Library of Congress and the African and Middle East Division of the Library of Congress. The program was attended by 200 persons and was the first of its kind at the Library. It explained and explored the respective historical developments of Judaic and Islamic law and how adaptations of it are thought to benefit policymakers in their legislative work on foreign policy and other areas affecting religiously oriented communities.
8 DC thinktanks offer program on Christian Zionism & Islamophobia
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, the International Council for Middle East Studies, a three-year-old Washington think tank, will co-host a session on the seldom discussed, often misunderstood issue of Christian Zionism and its relationship to Islamophobia, at the House of Representatives Visitors Center on Capitol Hill. In coordination with the Council for the National Interest, the event, entitled “Christian Zionism Views Islam: Cultural, Theological, and Political Perspectives,” will offer three intersecting perspectives on the role, function, and meaning of U.S. Christian support for Zionism and the pro-Israel Lobby.