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The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars:Evangelicals and Israel: On the Brink or Back Together? with Luke Moon
In 2014, David Brog wrote a pathbreaking article in the Middle East Quarterly arguing that “more and more [Evangelical] Christians are turning against the Jewish state” due to increased solidarity with the Palestinians. What are recent trends, where do matters stand six years later, and what steps can be taken?
Monday, August 24, 2020 1:00 - 1:15p.m. EDT Online:Click here to join just before 1 pm EDT By Phone: US: +16465588656,,82313653823#,,814712#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
Luke Moon is deputy director of The Philos Project. Previously, he served as business manager for the Institute on Religion and Democracy and for 12 years as a missionary with Youth With A Mission. He has lived, worked, and taught in over 45 countries. He holds a BA in Biblical Studies from the University of the Nations, an MA in Global Politics from Regent University, and is an ordained Southern Baptist minister.
Israel Insider with Ashley PerryWith immediate elections apparently averted, how will this affect the Israeli government's dealing with the economy, security, the neighbors, and Washington? Wednesday, August 26, 2020 3:00-3:30p.m. EDT Online:Click here to join just before 3pm EDT By Phone: US: +1 646 558 8656,,554482745#,,776628#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113 South Asian Muslims and the American Experience with Husain Haqqani South Asian Muslims comprise a one-quarter of all first-generation Muslim immigrants in the United States and one-sixth of America’s total Muslim population, with the largest number coming from Pakistan. Despite their minority numbers, South Asian Muslims have an outsized U.S. role, raising several questions: how did this come to pass, will it continue, and what are its implications? Where have they excelled and what challenges do they face? Friday, August 28, 2020 1:00-1:15p.m. EDT Online:Click here to join just before 1pm EDT By Phone: US: +16465588656,,84859179659 #,,655906#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
Husain Haqqani is the director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute. His career in government included serving as an advisor to four Pakistani prime ministers and as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States in 2008-11. Amb. Haqqani has written four books on Pakistan, most recently Reimagining Pakistan: Transforming a Dysfunctional Nuclear State (Harper Collins, 2018), available here.
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