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Thursday, February 24, 2011, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The New School, 55 W. 13th Street
| WHAT: |
What are the implications of the unprecedented revolutionary wave transforming the Middle East? Unseating the entrenched leaders of Tunisia and Egypt, the movement now sweeps through Algeria, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Iran. The New School's graduate program in International Affairs and Global Studies department present an up-to-the-minute discussion featuring New York's top experts on Middle East politics and human rights. The panel of distinguished Middle East experts will examine where these movements might lead, their causes, prospects for success, and consequences within and beyond the Magreb, Egypt and Iran. |
| WHO: |
Karima Bennoune, Professor of Law and Arthur L. Dickson Scholar, Rutgers Law School
Zackery Lochman, Professor of Modern Middle East History and Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
John VanderLippe, Professor of History, New School for Social Research
Tom O'Donnell (moderator), graduate program in International Affairs, The New School
Dean Neil Grabois (introductory remarks), Dean of Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, February 24, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Theresa Lang Community Center at The New School, 55 W. 13th Street, New York, NY |
| TICKETS: |
Admission is free and open to the public |
About The New School
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