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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:The Backstory to the Islamic State, Assad and U.S. Policy—A Reporter's First Hand View
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SUMMARY:The Backstory to the Islamic State, Assad and U.S. Policy—A Reporter's First Hand View
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>The Middle East Forum </strong>is pleased to present</p><p><strong><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="ce5c66ac-9c6f-42d0-b75c-1eeca6790359" data-align="right" alt="Inside Syria" data-view-mode="hwp_small"></drupal-media>Reese Erlich</strong><br>Investigative journalist, author, and Peabody Award winner<!--break--></p><p>Excerpt from <em>The Syrian Labyrinth</em>, by Conn Hallinan, fpif.org<br>"Reese Erlich’s informative and insightful book <em>Inside Syria</em> (Prometheus, 2014) brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos, with one exception: King Minos’ labyrinth on Crete concealed a single Minotaur, whereas Syria is teeming with the beasts.<br><br>Erlich has spent almost three decades reporting from the Middle East, and he brings his considerable knowledge of the region into this analysis of the Syrian civil war. A winner of the Peabody Award and the Society of Professional Journalists’ explanatory journalism award for his radio documentary “Inside the Syrian Revolution,” Erlich combines on-the-ground reporting with an encyclopedic background in the region’s history. It is a combination that is particularly useful for a subject as complex and nuanced as the current war—one that has gradually drawn in Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, along with the United States, France, and Britain..." Click <a href="http://fpif.org/syrian-labyrinth/">here</a> for more.</p><p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu">Liz Flanagan</a></p>
LOCATION:CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA
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