Please join MEF for our webinar offerings this week (1/18-1/22)
The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
Kurdistan's Moment in the Middle East with Ofra Bengio
Kurds, often said to be the world’s largest people without a state, are in an acute state of flux in Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Ofra Bengio lays out the history and geography, the current status of Kurds in each country, and considers the prospects of an emerging Kurdistan.
Monday, January 18, 2021 1:00-1:15p.m. EST Online:
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You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
Ofra Bengio, a professor at Tel Aviv University and a lecturer at Shalem College, heads the Dayan Center’s Kurdish studies program. She has translated many literary works from Arabic and Turkish into Hebrew. Ms Bengio received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D from Tel Aviv University. She is the author of four books on the Kurds and Kurdistan the latest of which is Kurdistan’s Moment in the Middle East (Dayan Center, 2018)
Israel Insider with Ashley Perry
With President Joe Biden just sworn in, what next for Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the elections in March?
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 3:00-3:30p.m. EST Online:
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Iran After Khamene'i with Ali Alfoneh
What happens after Ayatollah Khamenei dies? Will another leading cleric or his son succeed him? Might the Iranian Revolutionary Guard insert its own candidate? Ali Alfoneh discusses the impending transition and suggests how the U.S. government can positively influence it.
Friday, January 22, 2021 1:00-1:15p.m. EST Online:
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Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, is known for the argument that Iran’s Islamic Republic will transform into a military dictatorship, an idea he elaborated in Iran Unveiled (AEI Press, 2013) and in Political Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran (AGSIW, 2020). Mr. Alfoneh holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Copenhagen.
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The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual, operational, and philanthropic means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.
