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2014 Oct 31
2014 Oct 29

Navigating Uncertainty: Mitigating consequences of conflict and loss with Syrian refugee youth

4:30pm to 6:30pm

Location: 

CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA

The Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, & The Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University are pleased to present

Curt RhodesDr. Curt Rhodes
Founder & International Director, Questscope... Read more about Navigating Uncertainty: Mitigating consequences of conflict and loss with Syrian refugee youth

2014 Oct 24

Workshop on Military Regimes, Diversity and Sectarianism in Muslim Societies

4:00pm

Location: 

Robinson Lower Library, Robinson Hall

Military regimes have ruled Muslim societies for much of the twentieth century. Their management or mismanagement of diversity has had a profound effect upon development of state institutions of accommodation and also of relations among communities. As these have arisen or faltered, how well or how poorly have they served as tools of governance?

More recently, the Arab Spring was a clear manifestation of citizens struggling for democratic and accountable governance. Yet, at this transitional moment, the dislocation of the established order has meant that religious and ethnic...

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2014 Oct 09

Constructing a Narrative of Reconciliation: A Personal Plea for Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

CGIS, Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Middle East Seminar is pleased to present

Herbert C. Kelman
Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, and Co-Chair of the Middle East Seminar, Harvard University... Read more about Constructing a Narrative of Reconciliation: A Personal Plea for Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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