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Event Review: Critique, Dissent, and Solidarity – the Politics of Modern Middle Eastern Art

February 13, 2019February 27, 2019 art, Egypt, Palestine, Politics

In a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School, Sultan al-Qassemi discusses the role of art in the contemporary politics of the Middle East.

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Event review: an ambassador without a country

January 22, 2019February 27, 2019 Baghdad, Barzani, Erbil, Iraq, KRG, Kurdish Referendum, Kurdistan Regional Government

Kurdistan Regional Government Rep. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman discusses Kurdish politics since the KRG’s 2017 independence referendum and the Erbil-Baghdad relationship at Harvard Law School.

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Skyline of Downtown Dubai with Burj Khalifa from a Helicopter
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Event Review, 2018 Annual Harvard Arab Conference: Technology and innovation: Inseparable couple?

January 4, 2019February 27, 2019 Arabian Gulf, Business, Energy, Gulf, Innovation, renewable energy, youth

Technology and innovation have the potential to ameliorate an impending regional energy crisis while creating space for young people to flourish.

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"Waiting" - Julien Harneis
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Event review: Yemen at the edge

December 27, 2018February 27, 2019 Cholera in Yemen, Clean Water Yemen, Health in Yemen, war in Yemen, Yemen

A final resolution to the conflict in Yemen must be locally led and locally driven. Oxfam CEO Abby Maxman comments on prospects for peace in Yemen.

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Event Review: Investing in the Arab World, 2018 Annual Harvard Arab Conference

December 5, 2018February 27, 2019

Financial hubs in Middle Eastern urban centers such as Dubai foster technological innovation, but the existing political framework in the Gulf and across the region remains in urgent need of reform to solidify recent economic successes and ensure that future generations of entrepreneurs can follow in their footsteps.

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Event Review: Youth Movements and Political Participation in Saudi Arabia

November 9, 2018 demographics, MBS, Mohammad bin Salman, Riyadh, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, youth

Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) is a member of Saudi Arabia’s swelling youth population. Even as MBS courts favor with his young subjects, his efforts may not meet high expectations for reform.

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Gaza: Past, Present and Future

December 1, 2017February 21, 2018 Arab Conference at Harvard, Gaza, Palestine

A panel at the Arab Conference at Harvard explored the past, present, and future of the Gaza Strip.

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