Academic Year 2001-2002

A Discussion of Current Issues on Turkish Foreign Policy
April 3, 2002, 2:00PM-4:00PM
Cabot Intercultural Center
Speaker: Malik Mufti, Associate Professor, Political Science, Tufts University

A Coastal Affair: Life in Ottoman Beirut
March 12, 2002
Speaker: Leila Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies and Director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University
Part of the Tufts 150th Anniversary Celebration Series
This inaugural lecture focused on a less turbulent and more prosperous time in the history of Beirut. Fawaz hopes that her portrait of life more than 150 years ago will inspire modern society to improve life in that region today.
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Doing the Right Thing: U.S. Options in the War on Terrorism
October 11, 2001
Speakers: Tony Smith, Political Science Department Chair, Tufts University;
Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science, Tufts University;
Malik Mufti, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University;
Rob Devigne, Associate Professor of Political Theory, Tufts University
Moderator: Leila Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University

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