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Understanding Islamism-FAWAZ GERGES

posted by jeffers at April 19th, 2010
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Hello Everyone,

Please join us for the next Global Agenda 2010 Speaker Series – Understanding Political Islam
On: April 21, 2010  at  4:30p.m PT (7:30pm ET)
Our guest this week is: FAWAZ GERGES – Understanding Islamism
http://slurl.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Delaware/56/150/26

Fawaz A. Gerges is a professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His special interests include Islam and the political process, mainstream Islamist movements and jihadist groups (like the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda), Arab politics and Muslim politics in the 20th century, the international relations of the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, state and society in the Middle East, American foreign policy towards the Muslim world, the modern history of the Middle East, history of conflict, diplomacy and foreign policy, and historical sociology.

Gerges is author of two recently acclaimed books: Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy (Harcourt Press, 2007), and The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global (Cambridge University Press, 2005). The Washington Post selected The Far Enemy as one of the best 15 books published in the field.

Gerges has been the recipient of MacArthur, Fullbright and Carnegie Fellowships and his books, including America and Political Islam: Clash of Cultures or Clash of Interests? (Cambridge University Press, 2000) and The Superpowers and the Middle East: Regional and International Politics (Oxford and Westview), have been translated into a number of foreign languages.

This is a live simulcast, questions will be taken from the SL audience.
IM Firery Broome for more info.

Global Agenda is hosted by Ralph Begleiter
Rosenberg Professor of Communication
Distinguished Journalist in Residence
Former CNN World Affairs Correspondent