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06/09/2008
Professor Samer Shehata Answers Questions Online about the Syria-Israel Peace Talks
Dr. Samer Shehata, Assistant Professor in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, responded to questions in a May 28 live dialogue on IslamOnline.net. The subject of the dialogue, "The Syria-Israel Peace Talks: Breaking the Iran-led Block?", prompted many provocative questions, and Dr. Shehata answered queries on such topics as Turkey's role as mediator, the "marriage of convenience" between Syria and Iran, why the talks occurred when they did, and what might be their outcome.
To read the live discussion, click on the link below.
Dr. Shehata was also recently awarded a fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for the 2008-2009 academic year, where he will begin a new research project on Islamist electoral participation in the Middle East. To read about Dr. Shehata and other 2008-2009 Woodrow Wilson fellows, click on the link below.
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