The Arab Uprisings: Accomplishments, Failures and Prospects

Date: 

Friday, November 15, 2013, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Location: 

The Castle at Boston University – 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA

A conference sponsored by  Trans Arab Research Institute and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies & Civilizations at the Center for International Relations, Boston University, with support from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
 

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)

Free and open to the public. Registration required.

Contact: Victoria Puyat
Sponsors: The Trans Arab Research Institute and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies & Civilizations at the Center for International Relations, Boston University, with support from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies