Please join MEF for our webinar offerings this week (11/9-11/13)
The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars.
Why My U.S. Visa Was Canceled and What It Means with Jonathan Spyer
British-Israeli journalist Jonathan Spyer’s U.S. visa was canceled for association with a “terrorist organization.” As a reporter, he has been in contact with various terrorist groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, and ISIS. But the U.S. government deemed unacceptable only his contact with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Although Spyer eventually got his visa, this incident raises many questions.
Monday, November 9, 2020 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
Jonathan Spyer is a fellow at the Middle East Forum and a columnist for The Jerusalem Post. Raised in London, He obtained his master’s in Middle East politics from SOAS, and a PhD in from the LSE. Spyer served in the 188th Armored Brigade during the 2006 Lebanon War and lives in Israel.
Israel Insider with Ashley Perry
As Netanyahu loses a close ally in the White House, what will a Biden Administration mean for Israel?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:00-3:30p.m. EST Online:
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Persecuted Uyghurs, Silent Muslim Leaders with Salih Hudayar
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) oppresses the Uyghurs, a Muslim group primarily living in the Xinjiang province in northwest China, with re-education camps, forced sterilization, religious persecution, and much more. Why are Muslim-majority governments nearly silent?
Friday, November 13, 2020 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
Born in the Chinese province Xinjiang (or East Turkistan), Salih Hudayar came to the United States in 2000. He studied at the University of Oklahoma and served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement in 2017 and two years later was elected prime minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, an organization advocating the region’s political independence.
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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.
