SCHEDULE
September 7: Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is a journalist, political commentator, and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, he is a leading voice on American politics, foreign policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, MSNBC commentator, and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Beinart is known for his moral clarity, historical insight, and compelling advocacy for equality and shared humanity. Books will be available for sale before and after the talk.
September 7: Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is a journalist, political commentator, and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, he is a leading voice on American politics, foreign policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, MSNBC commentator, and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Beinart is known for his moral clarity, historical insight, and compelling advocacy for equality and shared humanity. Books will be available for sale before and after the talk.
September 14: Mitri Raheb
A frequent visitor to Covenant, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is the Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, as well as the most widely published Palestinian theologian, author of 50 books translated into thirteen languages. Former Senior Pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, he is a social entrepreneur, NGO founder, and member of the Palestinian National and Central Councils. Recipient of global honors including the Olof Palme Prize, his work is featured by major international media, advocating justice, dialogue, and cultural resilience.
A frequent visitor to Covenant, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is the Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, as well as the most widely published Palestinian theologian, author of 50 books translated into thirteen languages. Former Senior Pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, he is a social entrepreneur, NGO founder, and member of the Palestinian National and Central Councils. Recipient of global honors including the Olof Palme Prize, his work is featured by major international media, advocating justice, dialogue, and cultural resilience.
September 21: Hadia Mubarak
Dr. Hadia Mubarak is Associate Professor of Religion at Queens University of Charlotte and author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands. A specialist in Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic feminism, and gender reform, she has taught at Guilford, UNC Charlotte, and Davidson, and serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Muslim Community Center of Charlotte. Mubarak holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and was the first woman elected president of the national Muslim Students Association.
Dr. Hadia Mubarak is Associate Professor of Religion at Queens University of Charlotte and author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands. A specialist in Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic feminism, and gender reform, she has taught at Guilford, UNC Charlotte, and Davidson, and serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Muslim Community Center of Charlotte. Mubarak holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and was the first woman elected president of the national Muslim Students Association.
