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Voices from Syria

Wendy Pearlman, Jonathan Curiel
Wendy Pearlman has spent years living in the Arab world. She will discuss her latest book, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria, a fierce and poignant collection of stories based on…
Past Event: February 9, 2018
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Afghanistan: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

Mohammad Qayoumi, Jonathan Curiel
Dr. Qayoumi, former member of The Commonwealth Club’s Board of Governors, is presently advisor to President Ghani of Afghanistan on infrastructure, human capital and technology. He will give a brief…
Past Event: February 28, 2017
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Alliance for Smiles

Anita Stangl, Jonathan Curiel
Transforming the Lives of Children Often Left to Die—One Woman's Fight to Overcome the Odds Alliance for Smiles, a nonprofit Anita Stangl helped create and guide until 2016, sends medical teams to…
Past Event: June 8, 2018
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Modern Struggle Between Faith and Reason

Christopher de Bellaigue, Jonathan Curiel
Christopher de Bellaigue, who has covered the Middle East since 1996, will discuss his latest book, The Islamic Enlightenment, which discusses Islamic history as it relates to the modern world. De…
Past Event: May 5, 2017
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The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

Michael David Lukas, Jonathan Curiel
Michael David Lukas, who attended The American University in Cairo and was a Fulbright scholar in Turkey, will discuss his critically acclaimed multigenerational novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo…
Past Event: November 30, 2018
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Niveen Rizkalla: PTSD in Syrian Refugees and Secondary Traumatization in Aid Workers

Niveen Rizkalla, Ph.D., Jonathan Curiel
In the context of the catastrophic Syrian refugee crises, Niveen Rizkalla will discuss her work with refugees struggling with PTSD and how secondary traumatization affects aid workers. Rizkalla, a…
Past Event: June 14, 2019
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Dr. Arye Carmon: Israel’s Democracy and Its Struggles

Dr. Arye Carmon, Jonathan Curiel
More than seven decades after the founding of Israel, the momentum to establish a Jewish state has led to remarkable achievements: stable structures in government, the military and the economy. At…
Past Event: December 11, 2019
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The Israeli Elections

Ravit Baer, Alon Sachar, Jonathan Curiel
Ravit Baer and Alon Sachar will discuss the recent, complex Israeli election and how the results could affect the region, the peace process, Israel and her allies, including the United States. Baer…
Past Event: May 10, 2019
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Pulitzer Prize Finalist Carla Power: Bridging Islam and the West

Carla Power, Jonathan Curiel
Get inside of Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving…
Past Event: August 15, 2016
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Israel and India: 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, Andy David, Jonathan Curiel
Consul General Andy David and Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok will speak together in celebration of Israel and India’s 25 years of diplomatic relations and their centuries-long historical and cultural…
Past Event: June 2, 2017
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The Qatar Crisis

Banafsheh Keynoush, Ph.D., Maher Kalaji, Ph.D., Jonathan Curiel
The distinguished panel will discuss the escalation of tensions between Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich state, and the Persian Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt, all of which broke…
Past Event: September 8, 2017
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Trump and the Middle East 2020

Banafsheh Keynoush, Eddy Simonian, Robert Rosenthal, Jonathan Curiel
This event is the Middle East Forum’s fourth annual panel about how the Trump presidency is affecting the Middle East. Our distinguished panel of Middle East experts will continue the conversation…
Past Event: July 9, 2020

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