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March
Professor leading students on mission to Papua New Guinea
Professor Tudor Parfitt, the scholar known as the “British Indiana Jones,” was in Australia a decade ago lecturing on the Judaising Lemba tribe of southern Africa when a strange call came.
April
Journey to Papua New Guinea
Research expedition opens FIU team to a new world of culture, experiences and ideas.
June
Slideshow: Traveling to Papua New Guinea
In March 2013, Religious Studies Professor Tudor Parfitt, his wife and five students traveled to Papua New Guinea to study the Gogodala Tribe. Getting there and back was part of the adventure.
July
Expanded academic programming comes to Jewish museum this fall
FIU is offering a full academic schedule at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (JMOF-FIU) in Miami Beach for the fall semester.
August
Muslim-Jewish Relations Series to be launched
FIU this fall will launch a three-program series on Muslim-Jewish Relations, ranging from provocative discussions to celebrating music and culture. Free of charge and open to both FIU students and the public, the series will be held at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.
October
Muslim-Jewish Relations Series Launch
Hosted by the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the three-program series seeks to bridge the gap between Jews and Muslims and create new avenues of engagement
November
Sufi Poetry and Music
Press release on the upcoming performance "Sufi Poetry and Music"
Video from the lecture "How Islam Saved the Jews"
Please click the link to view the video recording of David Wasserstein's lecture and discussion "How Islam Saved the Jews." This event took place on November 10 at the Jewish Museum of Florida- FIU.
Spring 2014 Internship Opportunities
Click for more information on an opportunity to intern for the 2014 Miami Jewish Film Festival
"How Islam Saved the Jews" program of Muslim-Jewish Relations Series
Provocative SRO program, "How Islam Saved the Jews," today kicked off FIU Jewish Studies Initiatives' Muslim-Jewish Relations Series at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Next program in the series, to be the Annual Holocaust Studies Lecture, will be "Shoah through Muslim Eyes,” Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the museum.
Spring Semester Courses at JMOF-FIU
Spring 2014 there will be three courses held at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU in Miami Beach.
December
Professor Afridi's Talk
A video of the 21/11/13 lecture by Dr. Afridi: Shoah through Muslim Eyes
Recap: Sufi Poetry and Music
A mesmerizing performance of Sufi music and poetry by composer and vocalist Amir Vahab and actor Peter Rogen Dec. 3rd at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Sponsored by FIU's Program in the Study of Spirituality, the performance capped FIU's three-program Muslim-Jewish Relations Series at the museum.
