Tag: south asia

The Only Urdu Poem on the Holocaust and its Author

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In September-October 2009, a Holocaust films retrospective was held in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India. The event was significant because of several reasons: it was the first-ever Holocaust films retrospective in South Asia. It ran for fourteen days, during which forty-six films were screened, seen by four thousand people at the two biggest universities in […]

How Antisemitic is South Asian Antisemitism?

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18 Feb., “How Antisemitic is South Asian Antisemitism?” Dr. Richard Benkin, U.S.-based Zionist and Human Rights Activist Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021

Antisemitism and the Qu’ran

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“Antisemitism and the Qu’ran” Professor Reuven Firestone, Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles; Affiliate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Antisemitism in South Asia in Comparative Perspective International Seminar Series Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021

Countering Antisemitism in a Muslim Culture: Reflections on North West Pakistan and Afghanistan

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25 Mar., “Countering Antisemitism in a Muslim Culture: Reflections on North West Pakistan and Afghanistan” Fawad Jawaid, Lecturer in Pakistan Studies, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time Click here to register for ISGAP’s groundbreaking seminar series on antisemitism in […]

Stereotypes, Sublimations and Substitutions: Jews and Antisemitism in South Asian Literature in English

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20 May, “Stereotypes, Sublimations and Substitutions: Jews and Antisemitism in South Asian Literature in English” Professor Anna Guttman, Department of English, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; Chair, Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time Click here to register for ISGAP’s […]