Joel Brinkley, Professor of Journalism, Stanford University; Pulitzer Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent; FormerJerusalem Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Laila El Sissi, Memoirist; Businesswoman
John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator
Additional panelist TBA

Our distinguished panel will discuss the state of the Arab Spring 2013. Is the troubled region mired in an Arab Winter, or is it struggling forward? Brinkley, noted journalist and academic, will present an overview. El Sissi, a businesswoman, will discuss her recent trip to Egypt, and a third panelist will bring expertise to bear on a discussion of developments in Tunisia.

MLF: Middle East
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, students free (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Celia Menczel