UCLA International Institute News http://www.international.ucla.edu Educating Global Citizens en-us UCLA International Institute http://www.international.ucla.edu/images/ucla_intl_instit.gif http://www.international.ucla.edu Hitoshi Abe's architectural works on display at MOCA Terasaki Center Director Hitoshi Abe's architectural works will be exhibited at the upcoming show, A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA from from June 16-September 16. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132523 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:40:11 PDT What is Happening in Turkey Now: 2nd Teach-in http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132500 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:12:58 PDT Azeb Tadesse of the African Studies Center wins UCLA campus-wide staff award Deputy Director of the African Studies Center Azeb Tadesse, who has been employed at the center since 1999, has won the 2013 Excellence in Leadership (Excel) Award of the UCLA Administrative Management Group. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132458 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:37:54 PDT Annual CMED economic conference in Qatar attracts Middle East business leaders “Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future,” a conference sponsored by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development, took place in Doha, Qatar, from May 20–22, 2013. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132470 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:48:24 PDT The United States and China Need to Overcome Mutual Misunderstandings: Washington Post Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow General Wesley Clark General Clark argues that the US and China need to develop a deeper understanding of each other and form greater cooperation. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132448 Fri, 7 Jun 2013 16:45:13 PDT MEDIA ALERT: UCLA design conference on June 11 to focus on unprecedented regional infrastructure initiative in South America International Institute, UCLA, June 5, 2013 — A conference and design review funded by the UCLA Latin American Institute will explore how design can improve the impacts of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), the largest and most ambitious infrastructure integration project ever implemented in the region. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132397 Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:13:59 PDT 2013 AIS CONFERENCE: ISRAEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA - RSVP http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132414 Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:01:42 PDT The Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests" The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia, the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, The UCLA Center for Middle East Development, and the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132413 Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:22:36 PDT Flowers, Fragrance, and Porcelain Wares in the Cultural History of Song China 宋人與花與香與瓷器 A Talk by Yang Zhishui 揚之水 on 05/28/2013 Presented in Chinese http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132389 Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:42:32 PDT Lessons from the “long war” against terror in the Middle East Ambassador Ryan Crocker repeatedly counseled the United States to practice “strategic patience” over the long term in its pursuit of stability in the Middle East at a lecture at UCLA. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132371 Tue, 4 Jun 2013 13:13:24 PDT Giant of Ismaili studies honored by younger generation A younger generation of scholars recently paid tribute to UCLA Professor Emeritus Ismail K. Poonawala at a symposium (“Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala’s Shoulders”) organized by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies on May 23, 2013, by presenting new research in a tradition made immeasurably richer by his life’s work as a scholar of Ismaili Shiism. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132275 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:44:44 PDT Noticias Mundo Fox Interview with Gabriel Peterberg (UCLA) on the conflict in Israel and Palestine Interview with UCLA Professor Gabriel Piterberg on the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The Noticias Mundo Fox segment (in Spanish) took place on November 22, 2012. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132301 Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:54 PDT Mama Kiota of Niger: Feminism in a rural African Muslim form Political scientist Pearl T. Robinson describes the work of Mama Kiota as a vital part of the global feminist movement. A female Sufi educational and spiritual leader, Mama Kiota has been working under the radar in her local community in Niger for 40 years, educating and empowering rural African Muslim women. http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132234 Thu, 30 May 2013 11:58:49 PDT Two UCLA professors win competitive grant for research on human rights archives Historian Geoffrey Robinson and archivist Michelle Caswell will use a at $40,000 grant from the UC Pacific Research Program to explore the complex set of issues involved in the creation, housing, ownership, and use of archives on human rights abuses and crimes against humanity http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132167 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:20:48 PDT The Ismailis and the Qur'an: Is there an Ismaili Ta'wil? A lecture by Dr. Omar Ali-de-Unzaga, Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Part of the conference "Reflections on Ismaili Studies: Standing on Poonawala's Shoulders." http://www.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=132180 Wed, 29 May 2013 10:59:23 PDT