Please join MEF for our webinar offerings this week (7/6-7/10)
The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars:
Note: We switched to a direct link with no registration required. Keep the link handy and click on it just prior to the event.
"Demographics is Destiny: France Once Conquered Africa, Now Africa is Taking Over France" with Michel Gurfinkiel
The French population was ten times that of Algeria’s when France conquered Algeria in 1830. Today, their size is near parity and Algerian immigrants have changed the fabric of French society. Michel Gurfinkiel discusses France’s future in light of these current demographic trends and offer thoughts on addressing the Africanization of France.
You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
If You Prefer to Join By Phone: Dial any of the following numbers (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) then enter the Webinar ID: 869 5125 5171, # and Password: 108258, #
Michel Gurfinkiel, a fellow at the Middle East Forum, is the former editor of Valeurs Actuelles, a French weekly newsmagazine, and the author of several books. Mr. Gurfinkiel has received France’s National Order of Merit and sits on the board of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CREF).
"Israel Insider" with Ashley Perry
Israel is in the depths of a second wave of COVID-19, with prospects looking ever dimmer. With an already battered economy, how will this problem affect government decisions?
You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
If You Prefer to Join By Phone: Dial any of the following numbers (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) then enter the Webinar ID: 554 482 745, # and Password: 776628, #"Turkey's Dangerous Ottoman Nostalgia" with Burak Bekdil
The Ottoman Empire ended in 1923, but for neo-Ottomans like Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the regime has merely been in a long slumber. From meddling in the Balkans to anti-Zionism to active roles in the Syrian and Libyan civil wars to drilling in Cypriot waters, Erdoğan shows how he longs for 1820 rather than 2020. Burak Bekdil outlines Erdoğan’s neo-Ottoman motivations, the threats it poses, and how to counter it.
You can also reply to Stacey Roman at Stacey@meforum.org or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
If You Prefer to Join By Phone: Dial any of the following numbers (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) then enter the Webinar ID: 898 6910 9963, # and Password: 402232, #
Burak Bekdil is an Ankara-based fellow at the Middle East Forum and Gatestone Institute. He spent 29 years with Hürriyet Daily News. His work and commentary has appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. In 2001 he received a 20-month suspended sentence for satirizing corruption in Turkey’s judiciary.
Catch up with our previous webinars!
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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.
