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Scholars Speak on the Crisis of Authoritarian Rule in North Africa
On April 27, the Center hosted two specialists in North Africa and Arab politics, Drs. Lahouari Addi and Abdullatif Ahmida, in the final installment of its spring lecture, …
April 27, 2011
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CCAS Faculty Discuss the MENA Region’s Political Turmoil on NPR
On the April 26 edition of NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show," CCAS Assistant Professor Dr. Samer Shehata and CCAS adjunct professor Dr. Michele Dunne were joined by New York Times…
April 26, 2011
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CCAS Co-Sponsors Conference With USIP: Democratization and Conflict in the Arab World
On Wednesday, May 4, CCAS will join the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and Georgetown University’s Democracy and Governance Program to convene a conference assessing…
April 20, 2011
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Contextualizing the Revolutions: CCAS Continues its Series on Revolution in the Arab World
As an installment in its series, “Revolution in the Arab World: The Long View,” CCAS welcomed scholars Laleh Khalili of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the…
April 18, 2011
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Samer Shehata on NPR
On the April 15 edition of NPR’s “Marketplace,” CCAS assistant professor Dr. Samer Shehata read his commentary on the World Bank’s and the IMF’s role in the Middle. …
April 15, 2011
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Noura Erakat on Goldstone’s Recent Editorial
CCAS adjunct instructor Noura Erakat recently responded in an Al Jazeera English op-ed to Justice Richard Goldstone's recent editorial in the Washington Post. In it, Goldstone…
April 4, 2011
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Noureddine Jebnoun Discusses Libyan and Bahraini Uprisings on Alhurra
In March, CCAS adjunct professor Dr. Noureddine Jebnoun was a guest on the Alhurra television show “All Directions.” He commented on UN Security Council Resolution 1973,…
March 21, 2011
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Samer Shehata in NYT: Arab Militaries Can Take the Lead on a No-Fly Zone in Libya
In a recent New York Times “Room for Debate” post, CCAS Assistant Professor Samer Shehata highlighted the significance of the Arab League’s endorsement of a no-fly zone in…
March 20, 2011
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Bassam Haddad: Why Syria Is Not Next…So Far
CCAS adjunct professor Bassam Haddad explains why Syria has not witnessed a comparative level of unrest while other authoritarian regimes in the Arab world have toppled in the…
March 9, 2011
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Center Heads to Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
CCAS will be exhibiting and selling its publications and those of its faculty at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair March 15-20, 2011. This will be our first year at the Fair,…
March 8, 2011