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Middle East Dialogues: A Conversation with Micah Goodman

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A conversation between MEI Faculty Chair Professor Tarek Masoud and Dr. Micah Goodman, Israeli scholar, author, philosopher and current Research Fellow at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. This event is part of the Middle East Initiative's series, the "Middle East Dialogues," Additional series speakers this semester include Mouin Rabbani and Naguib Sawiris. Please scroll down for further details about this series.

This event is open in person to HUID holders only. Registration is required for this event. 

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Date: Time: - Location: Nye A, B, & C, 5th Floor
Tarek Masoud, Mouin Rabbani, Micah Goodman

About the Series

This event is part of the Middle East Initiative's Spring 2025 "Middle East Dialogues," a series of frank, open, and probing encounters with vital and varied perspectives on the current conflict, its causes, and the prospects for peace and progress in the region. 

Spring 2025 Middle East Dialogues Schedule:

March 13, 2025: A Conversation with Mouin Rabbani, Dutch-Palestinian political analyst and non-resident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs

April 10, 2025: A Conversation with Naguib Sawiris, Founder of Orascom Telecom Holding and Executive Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding

May 6, 2025: A Conversation with Dr. Micah Goodman, Israeli scholar, author, and Research Fellow at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem

Prior Middle East Dialogues sessions may be watch here. 

About the Speaker

Dr. Micah Goodman is an Israeli scholar, author, philosopher and current Research Fellow at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Goodman was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in 2017 and by Liberal Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Israelis in 2019. He is the author of seven best-selling books. His first three books – Moses’s Final Speech, The Dream of the Kuzari, and The Secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed – explore classic Jewish thought. His next four books – The Wondering Jew, Catch 67, The Attention Revolution, and The Eighth Day – explore contemporary Israeli issues and ideas. He is one of the founders of Mabua – Israeli Beit Midrash, and along with Efrat Shapira Rosenberg, hosts the popular Israeli podcast Mifleget Hamachshavot produced by Beit Avi Chai.