The First Annual Symposium on Islam, Dialogue, and Sectarian De-Escalation at the Harvard Kennedy School has gathered a diversity of voices from leading scholars, religious authorities, civic community leaders, and policymakers alike to push forward analytical understanding and dialogue on the pressing topic of sectarianism in the Muslim world.

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Hussein Kalout, Special Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Brazilian government and Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center’s Iran Project, will be discussing Brazil's Middle East policy and its implications for the rapidly-changing balance of power in the region. The event will be co-sponsored by Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) and moderated by the Iran Project Director Payam Mohseni.