Past Events

From Palestine to Qatar to Canada to the US, our own Dr. Ahmed Abdelmageed knows what it means to be an immigrant and refugee. Ahmed has distinguished himself as one of our community’s next generation of leaders. He hosts the podcast, “The ‘I’ in Immigrant,” interviewing other immigrants in NE Indiana. The event will be held via Zoom, so please contact Dr. Michael Spath (Lmichaelspath@gmail.com) to receive the Zoom link in advance.

Polling shows strong global opposition to Israel’s illegal 50-year occupation of Palestinian land, and mounting outrage over Israel’s ongoing slaughter of unarmed Palestinian civilians who are fighting for their rights. Nevertheless, public sympathy and support for Israel within the US continues to hold strong. The Occupation of the American Mind zeroes in on this critical exception, breaking down the devastatingly effective public relations war that Israel and right-wing pro-Israel advocacy groups have been waging for decades in the US. -- From…

Dr. James Zogby is the Founder and President of the Arab American Institute (AAI), political and policy research arm of the Arab American community. AAI has led Arab American efforts for political empowerment in the US. He also is the Co-founder/Chair of Palestine Human Rights Campaign, and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and serves on the Democratic National Committee's Executive Committee. We are delighted to have him as a guest, and guarantee that the discussion will be informative and fascinating. Please join…

Rabbi Alissa Wise is an activist for justice and peace in Israel/Palestine. She was the founding co-chair of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council, the National Coordinator for the We Divest Campaign, and now serves as Deputy Director at JVP. She is also the co-founder of the Nakba Education Project, which works to facilitate educating the American public about both the history of the Nakba and its continuing implications for Palestine/Israel today. The conversation is sure to be fascinating, informative,…

A Chicago native, Palestinian Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist whose principle instrument is the Oud. A close friend of ICMEP, he has collaborated with musicians and artists from Senegal, Sudan, North Africa, India, Kashmir, Macedonia, Iran, Greece, and Turkey; he composes, records, and performs for film projects and theatrical productions. He teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music and The Band's Visit, and is a member of the band Lamajamal. We are delighted to say he also plans…