Conference at Boston University: The ARAB UPRISINGS: Accomplishments, Failures and Prospects. Date: Friday, November 15, 2013 Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: The Castle at Boston University – 225 Bay State Road, Boston, MA It is free and open to the public. Registration is required. 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) 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) The conference outline program & registration link can be viewed at: bu.edu/ir/center/uprisings/
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