Abdul Aziz Said Memorial Lecture

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The School of International Service at American University invites you to the inaugural Abdul Aziz Said Memorial Lecture. The lecture honors the memory of Professor Abdul Aziz Said, the founding director of SIS's International Peace and Conflict Resolution master's program and the inaugural appointee to the Mohammed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace at American University. Professor Said’s legacy of peace scholarship, activism, and mentorship spanned nearly six decades and covered critical issues such as non-violence, inclusivity, human rights, religion, and the quest for sustainable peace particularly in the global south.

Our featured guest is His Excellency Adama Dieng, the former UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide and the former registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal in Rwanda. His lecture is titled, Advancing Peace and Justice in Uncertain Times: Promises and Challenges. A reception precedes the lecture, and a moderated Q&A follows the presentation.