Monthly Archives: April 2005

Islam and Democratization in the Middle East, Pacific Council on International Policy

The roundtable discussion featured one of Egypt's foremost human rights activists, Saad Eddin Ibrahim of the American University in Cairo, discussing U.S. engagement with Islamism as a potential path toward greater democratization in the Middle East. Co-sponsors: the Pacific Council … Continue reading

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Whose Crusade? Media, Muslims, and Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven

Diane Winston hosted a three-member panel of experts who spoke on the media's portrayal of Muslims and deconstructed the role of religion in movies, using Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven as a springboard for the discussion.  . The event was … Continue reading

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Knight Chair Dedication Ceremony

Diane Winston was installed as the first USC Annenberg Knight Chair in Media and Religion at a ceremony on April 8, 2005.  Dean Geoffrey Cowan and Michael Parks, director of the School of Journalism, invited students, faculty, staff and friends … Continue reading

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