Turbulent World – Michaelmas Term 2014

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Michaelmas term 2014 series
Dates: 16 October, 31 October, 6 November and 19 November
Place: Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

Thursday, 16 October (Outer Parlour)
Mizrahi Mothers, Wrapped in the Flag: Ultra-Nationalism, Apartheid, and the Divinity of Bureaucracy in Israel
Professor Smadar Lavie, University of California, Berkley

Friday, 31 October (Nihon Room)
Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shiite South Beirut
Dr Mona Harb, American University of Beirut

Thursday, 6 November (Thomas Gray Room)
The Rise of IS(IS) and its Impact on the Geopolitics of the Middle East
Greg Shapland, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wednesday, 19 November (Thomas Gray Room)
The Romantic Dimension of the Jihadist Movement
Professor Mohamed Tozy, Ecole de Gouvernance et Economie, Rabat

Refreshments will be served.
The seminars are free and open to all.

Should you have any queries, please contact cis@cis.cam.ac.uk