Just a quick note for those in the DC area who might be interested: on Tuesday, April 14, GWU's Institute for Middle East Studies will be hosting an all-day conference on "Politics and Society in the Contemporary Gulf." It's at the Elliott School, 6th floor, from 11-5. Here's the lineup:
11a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Migrant Communities in the Contemporary Gulf
Panelists: Michele Ruth Gamburd, Portland State University
Sharon Nagy, DePaul University
Attiya Ahmad, Duke University
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Political Economy of the Contemporary Gulf
Chair: Marc Lynch
Panelists: Kristin Smith Diwan, American University
Michael Herb, Georgia State University
Scheherazade Rehman, George Washington University
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Political Islam in the Contemporary Gulf
Chair: Nathan Brown
Panelists:Marc Lynch, George Washington University
Thomas Hegghammer, Harvard University
Stephane Lacroix, Institut d’Etudes Politiques - Paris
It will be followed at 6:00 by Ambassador Skip Gnehm's annual Kuwait Lecture, focused on the search for a new balance in the Gulf.
While I'm in advertising mode, also put this on your calenders: on April 29 at 6 PM, I'll be chairing a panel at GWU previewing the Iranian June elections. It features Mohammed Tabaar, Karim Sadjapour, and Paola Rivetti.
I'm really excited about both of these -- hope to see many of you there!
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