| SAWYER SEMINAR CONCLUDES WITH THREE EXPERTS ON THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION AND HUMANITARIANIASM
The Sawyer Seminar series will conclude with three lectures on the religious influences in humanitarianism. All events take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. The lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
 Wednesday, April 9-“Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State”
Visiting scholar Mark Juergensmeyer is an expert on religious violence, conflict resolution, and South Asian religion and politics. Juergensmeyer’s widely read book, Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, is based on interviews with violent religious activists around the world—including individuals convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, leaders of Hamas, and abortion clinic bombers in the United States.
 Thursday, April 10–“The Crisis in Sudan and the Humanitarian Response”
Visiting Scholar Andrew S. Natsios managed the U.S. Agency for International Development’s reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan from 2001 to 2006. President George W. Bush also appointed him Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance and Special Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sudan.
 Thursday, April 17–“The Global Role of Muslims in Humanitarian Aid”
Visiting Scholar Dr. Hany El-Banna is the co-founder and president of Islamic Relief, the largest Western-based international Muslim relief and development NGO. Islamic Relief aims to provide rapid relief in the event of human and natural disasters and to establish local development projects to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and disease.
The Sawyer Seminar is organized by the University of Minnesota in partnership with various units, including the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, the Department of Political Science, and the College of Liberal Arts. The Sawyer Seminar provides a critical exploration of the historical development and practices of international humanitarianism. For more information, visit www.hhh.umn.edu/humanitarianisms/Sawyer.html.
March 25, 2008 |
