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Protecting the Homeland

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by the Atlantic Counci titled,  Protecting the Homeland. The keynote speaker addressed attendees on a vast amount of topics including defense support for civil authority, the advocate’s role in the Atlantic and the responsibility to communicate and navigate in that environment. The speaker  also expounded on traditional and nontraditional threats and believes that the nontraditional threat is now possibly  ISIS spreading its ideas and violence to  the homeland. Experts also mentioned that the new threats from ISIS are different in terms of the style that they use to recruit and the way they use social media to get their message across to others. The speaker made recommendations that the U.S. should have stricter cyber laws in place to combat these current threats. 

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Why International Political Economy is at the Heart of World Order in the 21st Century

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by The  International Political Economy at SAIS titled, Why International Political Economy is at the Heart of World Order in the 21st Century. The key speaker presented the dynamics of the changing economic systems structure throughout history. The expert also showed the role that steel production played in the history of the world economy, and suggested that some countries may reach its first inflection point which may have either positive or negative results in the near future.

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The 2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity: Sound Solutions Begin with Accurate Assessment of the Challenges

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event  hosted by the Heritage Foundation titled

The 2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity: Sound Solutions Begin with Accurate Assessment of the Challenges. Two panels of experts touched on many topics from the moral factor within government to spending and budgeting aspects of funding education initiatives. Experts stated many times in the process  of funding education initiatives focus is lost in the area of producing results in human flourishing and bringing  an individual to the height of excellence through educational advancement in impoverished environments. An expert suggested that that those in high positions must invade the culture and create Islands of excellence in order for people to undergo moral and spiritual transformation.  

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After Pope Francis’ Visit to the United States – A Panel Discussion US-Italy Global Affairs Forum

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by the THE US-ITALY GLOBAL AFFAIRS FORUM titled After Pope Francis’ Visit to the United States – A Panel Discussion US-Italy Global Affairs Forum. The panelists discussed a various range of issues form the character of Pope Francis’ agenda and the possible misperceptions of his message,  the panelist also covered the Pope’s aiming to achieve balance while trying to stay out of the culture wars in the United States. Panelist went in depth on the consequences of the Pope’s focus on climate change and possible implications for the Vatican’s financial institutions. Experts also spoke at length about the economic message of the pontiff.

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Striving for Northeast Asian Peace

The  Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies titled Striving for Northeast Asian Peace .  This event presented several panels of experts from various fields who gave their professional opinions relating to the importance of relations between countries in Northeast Asia. Experts also placed an importance on the dangerous times the  Northeast Asian region is facing and mentioned that their problems are dynamic. Some experts see that  America and China is drifting apart in terms of foreign relations and that in the coming years there will be much institution building.

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Reform, Resource Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar

The  Shirazi Foundation  attended an event at the Elliott School of International Affairs hosted by PISA’s Climate Initiative, in partnership with ALARM titled  Reform, Resource Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar. An expert panel presented a short documentary and speech on the many facts surrounding environmental issues, the deforestation in Myanmar and the condition it has left the country in. The experts expressed that  there is a growing disharmony amongst actors  while adding the growing tension between civil society. Experts also conveyed that civil society is being pushed away from the current peace process in the country.

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Civil Society and Women’s Rights in Tunisia

In consideration to women empowerment and increasing the involvement of women activists in the Human Rights field, Shirazi Foundation joins other civil society organizations in an event organized by Permanent mission of Tunisia to the United Nations in an event focusing Women’s Rights.

Breakthrough suggestions were brought forth, and constructive steps in the process of empowerment of the civil society and cooperation among religious entities to help gender equality laws surface in the governing laws in countries where rights of women have been limited and/or prohibited.

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Criminalizing Religious Conversion

Shirazi Foundation’s advisor on Religion and Freedom of expression attends a side event organized by ADF International, WEA & Pax Romana, hoping to further understand the specific case of criminalizing religious conversion in regards to Nepal. in this informative event, provisions in the new Nepalese constitution in specific topic of Freedom of Religion are analyzed, studied and constructive suggestion and changes were talked about.

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UN-Side event on Syria

Sponsored by permanent mission of Italy, and Organization No Peace without Justice, Shirazi Foundation’s expert in Post-Conflict reconciliation seeks this opportunity to be present amongst other experts and Human Rights Activists. This event addresses the issues of redress and accountability for violence, abuses and violations of human rights and international law as an essential component of UN-led consultations and discussions, and aims to discuss some of the complex questions that this entails. the meeting also serves as a reminder of the urgent priority of reaching a lasting political solution to the Syrian conflict, through an all inclusive and participatory process capable to ensure redress for all victims, irrespective of their ethnic, religious, and political affiliation.

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Shaky Ground : The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by New America Foundation titled Shaky Ground : The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants. A panel of expert set forth findings from a book that described how the 30 year fixed rate loans can be used  as a financial instrument. Experts further elaborated as to how in its inception Fannie Mae was a part of the  government until it became privatized. The dangers of the insidious elements in the loan market were also cited and its effects on the global economy.