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Anti-government protesters wave Lebanese flags during ongoing anti-government protests, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

Seminar - Open to the Public

Understanding the Protests in Lebanon and Iraq: Why Now?

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019 | 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Wexner Building - Room 434 A-B

A panel discussion on the recent protests in Lebanon and Iraq, featuring Marsin Alshamary, Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative & PhD Candidate in Political Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Jeffrey G. Karam, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lebanese American University and Associate, Middle East Initiative, Dr. Shamiran Mako, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, and Christiana Parreira, Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative and PhD Candidate in Political Science at Stanford University.