The middle east in transition - DVC

The Middle East in Transition, Spring 2011

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All are welcome to observe this event online via Livestream. If you would like to participate, you must register. Please note that there are a limited number of slots for participating schools. Registrations are coordinated by the Center for Global Education in Alberta Canada. For more information about participation, including technical logistics, scheduling and other requirements, please visit CGE here...

Curricular Materials
These resources can help educators and students enjoy a more dynamic exchange with their counterparts abroad by providing some of the context and controversey ahead of their international encounter. We strongly recommend that you explore these additional resources and take an active approach to preparing for the videoconference. For guidance on curriculum development and how to best utilize these resources, please feel free to contact RJI directly.


"Uprisings in the Middle East: A New Arab World Order"

 

[From self-immolation to a region on fire, the past two months have brought forward transformational change in the region. What are the implications of these uprisings on other Arab states? How does this change relations between the Arab states and between them and the United States? How does this change relations between the Arab states and the United States? Do the ongoing uprisings change the way we think of the Palestine question? All of these questions and more are addressed by a distinguished panel of guests in this discussion.]

A Panel Discussion with Amb. Clovis Maksoud, Director of the Center for the Global South, American University; Ms. Nadia Hijab, Co-director, Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network; and Dr. Michele Dunne, Senior Associate, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
(Video from our Friends at The Palestine Center in Washington, DC - 24 February 2011)

 

People flee Libya - "Protests continue against Muammar Gaddafi as many try to flee the unrest"

(Photos from The Guardian, 25 February 2011)

 

From Protest to Revolution - "For all the uncertainty, Egypt has already shaken the region and the world. For those watching in Europe and the US, it has put an end to any lazy notion that the alternative to corrupt dictatorship in the Middle East is chaos or Islamic extremism." Dan Hind

Dan Hind has worked in publishing since 1998 and is the author of two well-acclaimed books: The Return of the Public and The Threat to Reason. He is also a regular contributor to The Guardian.
(Article from Al Jazeera English, 20 February 2011)

 

Post-Mubarak revolutionary chances - "Egypt's revolutionaries must guard against the army, and the west, adding a veneer of democracy to a military regime." Richard Falk

Richard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and Visiting Distinguished Professor in Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently serving his third year of a six year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights.
(Article from Al Jazeera English, 21 February 2011)

 

Libya's tragedy, Gaddafi's farce - "To understand Gaddafi's overall manipulative tactics of the Libyan uprising, namely his attempt to deflect its homegrown roots, it is worthwhile to revisit his reaction to the Tunisian revolution." Nouri Gana

Nouri Gana is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. His book, Signifying Loss: Toward a Poetics of Narrative Mourning, was just published by Bucknell University Press, 2011.
(Article from The Electronic Intifada, 22 February 2011)


Thinking Questions: (coming soon)