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The Diversity in Indian Islam
Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam challenges those who suggest that Muslims are divorced by their religion from local Asian cultures.
Posted: 8/6/2005
Who is a Nazi victim? Constructing Victimhood through Post-War Reparations in France, Germany and Switzerland
a CEES public lecture by Regula Ludi, a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Posted: 6/13/2005
The Missing Histories of the Hmong
UCLA Hmong Americans search for their place on campus and their place in the history books.
Posted: 6/3/2005
Wahhabism, bin Ladenism, and the Saudi Arabia Dilemma
Gregory Gause, speaking on "Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia and 9/11," says Saudi Arabia maintains a delicate balance.
Posted: 5/31/2005
Future of Iraq, Israel-Palestine Conflict, and Central Asia Weighed at International Conference
Three-day meeting at UCLA hears reports on "The Middle East in 2005"
Posted: 5/27/2005
Godzilla and Postwar Japan
William M. Tsutsui (Univ. of Kansas) explores the role of the Godzilla film series in popular culture
Posted: 5/26/2005
Reporting China: Tales from the Dragon's Mouth
A conversation with Seth Faison and John Pomfret
Posted: 5/25/2005
Political Hinduism Goes Beyond Politics
A two-day conference at UCLA explores the way the Hindu right in politics affects the practice of Hinduism in cultures.
Posted: 5/17/2005
The Rise of Islamic Extremism in Central Asia
Former Uzbek Ambassador to Iran and Afghanistan reviews the development of Muslim groups in his region as Soviet power faded and Saudi and Iranian influence grew.
Posted: 4/28/2005
A Forgotten History of Democratic Institutions in Mexico and Peru
Carlos Forment discusses his new book on the growth of civil society in Latin America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Posted: 4/26/2005
Does Emigration Strengthen or Weaken Castro?
U. of Michigan sociologist examines the net effects of Cuban exodus on the stability of the island's government.
Posted: 4/26/2005
Islam in China -- a workshop for teachers
May 14 workshop looks at the history of Islam in China, at Muslim societies in China, and the lives of Chinese Muslims. Enrollment space is limited.
Posted: 4/21/2005
The Business of Lobbying in China
Scott Kennedy discusses the growing influence of domestic & foreign businesses on China's national economic policy
Posted: 4/19/2005
UCLA's Yunxiang Yan receives Association for Asian Studies China Book Prize
Levenson prize-winning Private Life Under Socialism shows how Chinese villagers, including young women, are increasingly demanding autonomy and privacy.
Posted: 4/9/2005
UCLA IT director creates Aceh photo journal, finds hope amidst destruction
Yoh Kawano, Director of Information Technology at the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, has just returned from Aceh. He has put together a remarkable photo journal of his time there that captures not only images of destruction that have come to represent the tsunami, but also the strength, resilience and hope of the Acehnese people.
Posted: 4/7/2005
What the U.S. Needs to Do to Move an Arab-Israeli Peace Forward
Steven Spiegel criticizes the Bush administration for pursuing global goals in the Middle East while failing to address the specific issues that leave the region in crisis. He proposes a strategy for disengagement between the Palestinians and Israelis.
Posted: 4/6/2005
Former BBC correspondent Philip Short speaks on his new biography of Pol Pot
How a Paris Playboy Came to Kill a Million and a Half People
Posted: 3/10/2005
The People Who Cover Up Genocide
UCLA panel looks at people and governments who deny or explain away the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the killing of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994, and the ongoing massacres in the Darfur provinces of Sudan.
Posted: 3/3/2005
Graduate Students Present Research on the European Union
Doctoral students from seven California universities offer papers on the EU's institutional framework, economy, international role, and citizenship policies.
Posted: 2/15/2005
Tsunami Still Taking Toll: Indonesian Military Combines Relief with Executing Rebels, while Sri Lankan Fishermen Face Loss of Livelihood
UCLA professors say relief efforts hurt by prexisting conditions in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Posted: 2/10/2005
African Union Representative Explains New Continentwide Organization
UN representative faces sharp criticism of AU role in Darfur during UCLA discussion.
Posted: 11/4/2004
High-Level Indonesian Delegation Holds Discussions with UC Faculty
Former Foreign Minister Ali Alatas heads distinguished group in meeting with university's Indonesia specialists.
Posted: 10/12/2004
2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China
Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004
Hmong: An Endangered People
Economically marginalized in Southeast Asia, the Hmong face assimilation and loss of their culture in the United States.
Posted: 7/7/2004
Government Attacks on Area Specialists Called Disservice to U.S. Middle East Policy
Rashid Khalidi sees perils for the U.S. in empire building while ignoring its own professional Middle East experts and the history of the region.
Posted: 6/29/2004
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