The Arab Uprisings, November 15, 2013 at Boston University

PRESENT

Friday, November 15, 2013  -  9:00 am to 5:00 pm – The Castle at Boston University – 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA

Free and open to the public. Registration required. Click here to register.

PROGRAM

Panel One: “In Quest of Freedom & Dignity”

Chair: Elaine Hagopian (Simmons College)

Speakers: Haytham al Manna’ (National Coordination Body for Democratic Change), Amr Hamzawi (American University in Cairo), Sara Roy (Harvard University), Melanie Cammett (Brown University)

Panel Two: “Youth & Women & the Arab Uprisings”

Chair: Betty Anderson (Boston University)

Speakers: Farouk El-Baz (Boston University), Caryle Murphy (Wilson Center), Chloe Mulderig (Boston University), Ghanem Alnajjar (Kuwait University)

Lunch: Sadek al-‘Azm

Panel Three: “The Arab Socio-Political Order: Challengers, Beneficiaries and Old Guards”

Chair: Leila Farsakh (University of Massachusetts Boston)

Speakers: Ali Ahmida (University of New England), Denis Sullivan (Northeastern University), Roger Owen (Harvard University), Gilbert Ashcar (University of London

Panel Four: “External Involvement in Arab Uprisings”

Chair: Seif Da’na (University of Wisconsin-Parkside)

Speakers: Tamirace Fakhoury (Lebanese American University), Hugh Roberts (Tufts University), Robert Pelletreau (Former US Ambassador to Bahrain)