Lenore G. Martin, Sara Roy & Herbert C. Kelman, Co-Chairs. Jointly sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

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The Middle East Seminar meets Thursdays, 4:00–6:00 p.m., in the Bowie-Vernon Room (K262) at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1737 Cambridge St., unless otherwise indicated.

Fall 2008 Schedule

September 18
Coexistence in Israel: Report on a National Study of Jewish-Arab Relations
Todd Pittinsky
Associate professor, Harvard Kennedy School, and research director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University.

October 2
Whither Palestine? Defining a New Political Construct
Husam Zomlot
Visiting scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University; PLO representative to the UK, 2003–2008.

October 16
Power in Imagery: Rethinking Narratives on Saudi Arabia
Gwenn Okruhlik
Visiting scholar, department of political science, Trinity University.

October 30
To Whom Does Iraq Belong? A View from Europe
Gudrun Harrer
Senior editor, Der Standard, Vienna, Austria; lecturer in modern Arab history, Vienna University and Diplomatic Academy; former special envoy of the Austrian Presidency of the EU to Iraq.

This session is co-sponsored by the Middle East Forum of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

November 20
Prospects for U.S.-Iranian Relations after George W. Bush
Hillary Mann Leverett
Chairman, Stratega, a political risk consultancy; former director for Iran and Persian Gulf affairs at the National Security Council.

December 4
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Critical Choices for the Next Administration
Shai Feldman
Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, and Professor of Politics, Brandeis University.

Spring 2009

Thursday, February 5
Pious Patriots: Religious Minorities as Secular Citizens in Egypt and Ethiopia
Bruce B. Lawrence
Marcus Humanities Professor of Islamic Studies and Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University

Thursday, February 19
Syria and its Neighbors: What Lies Ahead
Joshua Landis
Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies and Co-director, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma

Monday, February 23
Obama and Iraq: Designing a Workable Exit Strategy
Joost Hiltermann
Deputy Program Director, Middle East and North Africa, International Crisis Group
NOTE: Time, date and room change to Monday, 12:00–2:00pm, CGIS South, Room S250

Thursday, March 5
The Mideast after the Elections in Israel: Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Chose?
Yoram Peri
Professor and Head of The Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society, Tel Aviv University

Thursday, March 19
As the Dust Settles in Gaza
Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Shawwaf Visiting Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, April 2
Afghanistan: Rhetoric and Reality
Rory Stewart
Ryan Family Professor of the Practice of Human Rights, and Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University

Thursday, April 16
Hamas and Hizballah: A Changing Islamist Paradigm
Mark Perry
Director, Conflicts Forum, Beirut and Washington, D.C.

Thursday, April 30
Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: Preventable or Inevitable?
Tamim Khallaf
Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Contact Information

Lawler, Elizabeth