We had the pleasure of hosting Imam Imad Enchassi, one of our speakers from last weeks program "Practice What You Preach: Can World Religions Coexist?" This was the Imam's first visit to Alaska and he spoke with Your Alaska Link about his trip and what lead him here.

The video of this interview can be found by visiting: http://www.youralaskalink.com/news/imam-imad-enchassi-i-m-here-to-advocate-educate/article_4885f818-942b-11e7-bb73-b3757c5f93ef.html

We regret to inform you that the event next Friday, September 22nd on "Under the Thumb of Terrorism: Life in Gaza Under Hamas" with Dr. El-Hawi has been cancelled due to unforeseen complications.

We have closed online registration and will be reaching out to those who pre-paid to process refunds or transfer program registration to another of our confirmed programs. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Join us tomorrow, September 14th, 6:00-7:00pm at the 49th State Brewing Co, featuring a conversation with Katie Ringsmuth, PhD and Paul Dunscomb, PhD on "Many Traditions, One Alaska: Teaching Alaska's Connected History."

Tickets are available for $10 for members and $15 for the general public. High school, full-time university students, and active-duty military qualify for complimentary admission with advance registration. Please visit our website to learn more about the speakers and registration.
http://www.alaskaworldaffairs.org/events/many-traditions-one-alaska/

Thank you to USO Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - JBER for sponsoring our event "Under the Thumb of Terrorism: Life in Gaza Under Hamas" with Dr. Mustafa El-Hawi on Friday, September 22nd from 12:00-1:00PM at the 49th State Brewing Co.

Active-duty military personnel, National Guard and Reserve and their spouses will get complimentary admission to this event if they register in advance. Online pre-registration and presentation of a valid military ID at check-in is required.

For information about the event or registration go to: http://www.alaskaworldaffairs.org/events/mustafa-el-hawi-gaza/

https://alaska.uso.org/events/jber-alaska-world-affairs-council-presentation-under-the-thumb-of-terrorism-114

Join us this Saturday, September 16th, from 1:00-3:00pm at the Loussac Library for the Welcoming Week Civics Fair. This event is hosted by The Anchorage Public Library, Alaska Bar Association, ACLU of Alaska, Anchorage Youth Court, and Welcoming Anchorage in recognition of Citizenship & Constitution Day.

Please stop by and visit our booth, as well as the booths of the 20 other civic organizations that will be attending, including AK Humanities Forum, Alaska Literacy Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 907Hub, League of Women Voters/AK Youth Vote, and the First Alaskans Institute.

More information about the event, location, and participating organizations can be found at:
http://www.bridgebuildersak.org/community-events/2017/9/16/welcoming-week-civics-fair

Dr. Mustafa El-Hawi is a Professor at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. He has over a decade of experience in conflict resolution, mediation and nonviolence activities, and reconciliation. For the past five years, Dr. El-Hawi has been was working with Save the Children – USA, Canada Fund and the EU to prepare needs assessments, concept papers, project proposals and evaluation projects.

This is a great opportunity to learn from an experienced speaker about conflicts that Gaza is facing. Tickets are available online for Dr. Mustafa El-Hawi's Sept. 22nd conversation on "Under the Thumb of Terrorism: Life in Gaza Under Hamas."

http://www.alaskaworldaffairs.org/events/mustafa-el-hawi-gaza/