The Middle East Journal 60th Anniversary Conference
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In their introduction to the first issue of The Middle East Journal in January 1947, the Journal’s editors noted that, except “to a very few Americans,” the Middle East “is essentially terra incognita,” and thus “no apology need be offered for adding a quarterly journal relating to the Middle East.” The Middle East Journal and the Library of Congress will mark 60 years of publication with a morning conference at the Library on February 27, looking at the legacy of the past as well as the challenges of the future in the field of Middle East scholarship and policy. The conference will examine how scholarship on the Middle East has evolved over the decades and the role of the Journal in providing a forum for such scholarship.
Scheduled speakers:
Geneive Abdo, Senior Analyst, Gallup Organization's Center for Muslim Studies and Author, Mecca and Main Street
Michele Dunne, Senior Associate and Editor, Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Edmund Ghareeb, Mustafa Barzani Scholar of Global Kurdish Studies, American University
Richard Parker, Scholar-in-Residence, Middle East Institute
Trita Parsi, Author, Treacherous Triangle - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States
Don Peretz, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Binghamton, and Author, The Middle East Today
We are pleased to announce that Aramco Services Company will be the corporate sponsor of this conference.
This event is open to the public, but space is limited.
