~ Celebrating our 10th Anniversary ~
Above Photo: Rami Khouri delivers a presentation during his roundtable, "What they fear, what they seek: Understanding young Arabs who are reshaping their societies," for the Fares Center on February 22, 2011.
Issam M. Fares Lecture
Remarks by Former US President
Bill Clinton
Sunday,
Nov. 6, 2011

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Upcoming Events

Is the Revolution Here Yet? Assessing the 2011 Upheaval in the Middle East
Wed., December 7, 5:30 PM
7th floor, Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University
Speaker: Augustus Richard Norton, Professor of International Relations and Anthropology, Boston University
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~ The Fares Center 2011 Conference ~
The New Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
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Recent Events

Augustus Richard Norton: Is the Revolution Here Yet? Assessing the 2011 Upheaval in the Middle East
(December 7, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary |  Watch the Video

Roger Cohen: The Riddle of Iran's Nuclear Program
(December 6, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary

Student Panel: Interning in the Middle East
(Tuesday, November 29, 2011)
Lecture Summary

Joel S. Midgal: Israel: Social Revolution and Regional Isolation
(November 17, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary |  Watch the Video |  Watch the Q & A

Leila Farsakh: The Arab Spring and the One-States Solution in Israel/Palestine
(November 16, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary |  Watch the Video

Jean-Pierre Filiu: The Arab Revolution as a Second Renaissance
(November 9, 2011)
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William Rugh: How has the Arab Spring Affected Yemen and the Gulf?
(November 7, 2011)
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Syria and its Neighbors after the "Arab Spring"
(October 24, 2011)
Forum summary

Feroz Ahmad: Understanding Contemporary Turkey
(October 17, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary

Andrea Rugh: Is Tribalism Still Relevant in the United Arab Emirates?
(October 4, 2011)
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William Rugh: Israel and Palestine After the Events in the Mideast and the UN
(October 3, 2011)
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Raed Charafeddine: The Economic and Financial Consequences of the Arab Spring
(September 28, 2011)
Speaker Biography & Lecture Summary

William Rugh and  Ibrahim Warde: Libya: Lessons & Prospects
(September 19, 2011)
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Eva Bellin: The Robustness of Authoritarianism Reconsidered: Lessons of the Arab Spring
September 14, 2011)
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