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Iranian-Islamic women scholars embrace model of interactive teaching at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 23, 2014Last updated June 29, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

For two women from an Islamic seminary in Iran, one of the best parts about attending the 2014 Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University is experiencing an interactive style

Well-known scholar leads group of Iranian women from their Islamic seminary to the Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 15, 2014Last updated June 2, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

“When you can joyfully sit and eat together,meaningfully pray together, and feel at home and close to God in one another’s holy sites, then surely you have really become intimate

Iranian women scholars to study at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

April 16, 2014Last updated May 6, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

Ten Iranian women from the world’s largest Shi’a Islam seminary will attend Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) for three weeks in May. Their arrival will mark the first