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HOST:
Center for International Studies

SERIES:
CIS Starr Forum

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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy
May 12, 2003
11:00 AM

LOCATION:
Tang Center

SPONSOR INFO:
This event is hosted by the Center for International Studies Starr Forum at MIT in association with The Boston Review and WBUR-FM.

EVENT SPONSORS:
Center for International Studies
Boston Review
WBUR

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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy

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MODERATOR:
Tom Ashbrook
Host, WBUR’s "On Point"

MODERATOR: Tom Ashbrook
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PANELISTS:
Fawaz Gerges: Christiain A. Johnson Chair holder in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
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Khaled Abou El Fadl: Professor of Law, UCLA
Khaled Abou El Fadl at UCLA

Jack Beatty: Senior Editor The Atlantic Monthly and “On Point” news analyst
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ABOUT THE PANEL DISCUSSION:
As the period of rebuilding Iraq begins, this panel takes on the big questions of political systems and religion based value systems—can Islam and democracy co-exist in the Arab world?

NOTES ON THE VIDEO (Time Index):

The video length is 1:21:32 and begins with welcoming remarks from Josh Cohen, Chairman of Political Science Department at MIT, and co-editor of The Boston Review
Cohen introduces Sam Fleming, WBUR News Director
Ashbrook begins at 5:30 and introduces the panel

The information on this page was accurate as of the day the video was added to MIT World. This video was added to MIT World on 2003-06-25.

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