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An Evening with Rumi and L. Michael Spath, PhD
Join me during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season for a reflective, meditative "Evening with Rumi," Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 West Berry Street, Thursday, December 15, 6:30pm. I'll share some thoughts on Rumi's life and work from my many travels to Konya and the Mevlana Turbesi, Rumi's tomb. There will also be an opportunity for you to share one of your favorite Rumi verses. So come ready to share. Jalal al-Din Rumi, called "Mevlana," the "Our Master," the…
Find out more »Donald Trump, Islam and the Middle East
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace is entering its 13th year of educating and empowering citizens for peace, justice, and human rights locally and globally, focusing especially on the Middle East. A new administration. A promised ban on Muslims and refugees, especially from Syria, to the US. The President-Elect has brought with him a number of very alarming issues, but particularly those issues central to the mission of ICMEP. We've assembled an all-star line-up to help us sort through the…
Find out more »Black Lives Matter & Palestine – Child Detainment & Imprisonment
Increasingly, we are finding intersectional connections between the criminalization and detention of children and youth in Palestine and in the United States, and leaders in marginalized communities in the US (including the Black Lives movement and the Hispanic community) and in Palestine are focusing on breaking down the powers that reinforce those systems. We have three wonderful speakers who will be addressing the issue: AMANDA WEATHERSPOON is a Unitarian Universalist minister and Black liberation activist working on issues of state…
Find out more »Laila El-Haddad: The Gaza Mom; The Gaza Kitchen
INDIANA CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE is excited to be hosting author Laila El-Haddad on Thursday, February 23, at the Universal Education Foundation Muslim Center, 2223 Goshen Road, 6:30-8:30pm. Laila El-Haddad has a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She has authored The Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting & Everything In-Between and The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey , which was named Arab Cuisine Book of the Year 2012 by Gourmand magazine. It has been highly praised…
Find out more »REV. ALEX AWAD, PALESTINIAN PASTOR ADVISING US CHURCHES
INDIANA CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE is excited to be hosting Rev. Alex Awad, Tuesday, March 21, at Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, 2810 Beacon Street, from 6:30-8:30pm. 260.482.8595. Alex is the retired pastor at East Jerusalem Baptist Church and Professor at Bethlehem Bible College. His family is one of the oldest and most celebrated Christian families in Bethlehem - brother, Bishara, is founder of Bethlehem Bible College; his nephew, Sami, is director of Holy Land Trust and founder of…
Find out more »Two Blue Lines, with Director Tom Hayes
ICMEP will be hosting Tom Hayes, the Director of the acclaimed documentary, TWO BLUE LINES, on Thursday, September 28, 6:30pm. Venue to be announced. Shot over a period of 25 years, Two Blue Lines examines the human and political situation of Palestinian people from the years prior to the creation of Israel to the present day. By primarily featuring the narratives of Israelis whose positions run counter to their country’s official policy, the documentary provides a portrait of the ongoing…
Find out more »The Occupation of the American Mind
Indiana Center for Middle Easte Peace hosts the screening of the powerful documentary, narrated by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel's Propaganda War in the United States, April 20, 6:30pm.
Find out more »Jewish & Palestinian Voices for Peace
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and Mennonite Church USA host Jewish & Palestinian Voices for Peace, Plymouth Congregational Church UCC, 501 West Berry Street, Thursday, May 11, 6:30pm
Find out more »ArabFest
Arab Americans have richly enhanced Fort Wayne and Allen County since their arrival in the mid-1800’s, more than 150 years. They are doctors, lawyers, business entrepreneurs, professors and teachers, restaurateurs, and industrious workers of various kinds. They come from the 22 Arab countries, from Syria, Palestine, the Gulf, North Africa, and Levant. They are Christians and Muslims and other people of good will. They number in the thousands. We believe Arab culture is a treasure invisible to most people in…
Find out more »VOICES ACROSS THE DIVIDE – An Oral History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Our Gala 2017 speaker, physician Alice Rothchild, relates her personal journey from Zionism to Palestinian human rights activist and explores Israel’s occupation of Palestine through rarely heard personal stories. Free, open to the public. Alice is our Gala 2017 Keynote Speaker on Saturday, October 21.
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