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DTSTAMP:20241022T092140
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241024T193000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening:Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival – *In Flames* (Pakistan\, 2023)
DESCRIPTION:This screening is ONLY in person at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor. RSVP for free here: https://bit.ly/InFlames24\n\n   Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2024!\n   \n   What is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by\, for\, or about Muslims\, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n   \nThis year’s 2024 film festival will be in-person and online\, screening one film a week for the first half of October and culminating in one in-person event with the Palestine Fiction Council on October 16 and two in-person screenings at the State Theatre on Thursday\, October 24 and 31 at 7:30 PM. \n\n   The festival is free in person and online–but make sure to reserve tickets! Some films may not be available in certain countries. Films will be unlocked online each week of October\, and viewers will have the week to watch each film.\n   \n   We are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies to those who love the gore–we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating.\n   \n   The 2024 Halaloween Lineup:\n   \nOctober 10: Short films | Palestine | Morocco | Jordan | Azerbaijan\nOctober 16: Special Event: Jinn & Legends: Stories from Palestine^\nOctober 17: Warda | 2014 | Egypt\nOctober 24: In Flames | 2023 | Pakistan***\nOctober 31: Three | 2024 | UAE***\n   \n^This will be an in-person event in Ann Arbor\n*** These screenings will be in person at the State Theatre\n   \n   Reserve your tickets/seats: https://watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n   \n   __________________\n   \n   THIS WEEK’S FEATURE: *In Flames* (2023)\n   \n   Join us for a free screening of Pakistani horror film *In Flames* (2023) on October 24th\, 7:30 PM at the State Theatre. Reserve your free tickets now: watch.eventive.org/halaloween\, and check out the rest of the month’s Halaloween Horror selection!\n   \n   \n   *In Flames* | 2023 | 98 mins | Pakistan\n   Directed by Zarrar Kahn\n   \n   Description: After the death of the family patriarch\, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence in Karachi\, Pakistan is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent human and nonhuman forces that threaten to engulf them.\n   \n   Halaloween Horror Rating: 3/5 | Rating explanation: Definitely scary. Includes offscreen and some on-screen sexual violence\, assault\, and masturbation\; blood\, death\, motorcycle accident\, patriarchy\, haunting\, and zombie-ish figures.\n   \n   Religious content: Islamic prayer\, Muslim family\, Muslim-majority society\, public morality policing\n   \n   __________________\n*Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival *is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan and co-sponsored by the Middle East Studies Department\, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, the African Studies Center\,  American Culture\, Arab and Muslim American Studies\, the Center for South Asian Studies\, the Digital Islamic Studies Center\, Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies\, the International Institute\, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, the Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\, the Institute for Research on Women & Gender\, and the University of Michigan Library. This event is free and open to all.  To watch the remaining Halaloween films\, visit http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween.\n   \n   For more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit https://ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n   \n   Join our Email newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83\n   Islamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ\n   Email islamicstudies@umich.edu\n   Masters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP\n   Email MIRS-info@umich.edu\n   \n   Stay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:\n   Facebook: UmichGISC – https://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\n   Twitter: @umichgisc – https://twitter.com/umichGISC\n   If you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.\n  \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:126670-21857509@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126670
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Global Islamic Studies,Halaloween,Halloween,International
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20241017T132110
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241024T220000
SUMMARY:Tours:Exploring the 19th Century Solar System
DESCRIPTION:Explore the exciting mysteries and discoveries of the 19th Century Solar System and see Saturn through a 168-year-old telescope!\n‌\nWhat were these dozens of new planets? How did they figure out the scale of the Solar System? How did Detroit Observatory astronomer’s use some of the most powerful telescopes in the world to discover asteroids and comets? Join us for unique presentations\, interactive tours\, and telescope observing to discover the 19th century solar system and see how far we’ve come today!\n‌\nProgram begins at 8PM and is less than 2 hours. Telescope observing is weather dependent. Registration is FREE!
UID:127985-21860003@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127985
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,History,Science,Tour
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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DTSTAMP:20241017T164321
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241024T223000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Exploring the 19th Century Solar System
DESCRIPTION:Explore the exciting mysteries and discoveries of the 19th Century Solar System and see Saturn through a 168-year-old telescope!\n\n‌\n\nWhat were these dozens of new planets? How did they figure out the scale of the Solar System? How did Detroit Observatory astronomer’s use some of the most powerful telescopes in the world to discover asteroids and comets? Join us for unique presentations\, hands-on activities\, and telescope observing to discover the 19th century solar system and see how far we’ve come today!\n\n‌\n\nProgram begins at 8PM and is less than 2 hours. Telescope observing is weather dependent. Registration is FREE!
UID:128004-21860023@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128004
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,free,history,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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