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Middle East Web Links Added

The WACA conference in Washington DC this year focused on the topic BRIDGING THE DESERT: the Middle East in the Next Decade. It covered a wide range of topics and had a wide range of speakers. The talks are not available online, but there are several interesting series presented by Nationa ... more

Monday, February 08, 2010

The Spokane Clock Tower in Riverfront Park

		"A Life of Struggle in Iraq" by Hussam Al-Khalidy
		Date/Time: 2/11/2010 ~ 7:30 PM
		Location: Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Robinson Teaching Theatre
		Mr. Hussam Al-Khalidy was born in Baghdad, Iraq, where his life has been shaped by the strife during the Iran-Iraq war, the first Gulf...more

		Russia and the "Near Abroad" by Dr. Christopher Marsh
		Date/Time: 3/11/2010 ~ 7:30 PM
		Location: Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Robinson Teaching Theatre
		Dr. Christopher Marsh is the Director of the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies and a Professor of Political Science and...more

		Seeing Ourself in "The Other" - Life Lessons From the Rwanda Genocide by Carl Wilkens
		Date/Time: 3/18/2010 ~ 7:30 PM
		Location: Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Robinson Teaching Theatre
		Carl Wilkens was the country director of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Rwanda in April 1994, when he decided...more

		"Iceland in the Global Financial Crisis" by Hjálmar W. Hannesson
		Date/Time: 4/8/2010 ~ 7:30 PM
		Location: Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Robinson Teaching Theatre
		Hjálmar W. Hannesson is the Ambassador of Iceland to the United States. He has served a variety of diplomatic posts including Ambassador...more

		China's 'Great Unity': U.S.-China Relations on the New Global Horizon by Dr. Anthony Clark
		Date/Time: 4/22/2010 ~ 7:30 PM
		Location: Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Robinson Teaching Theatre
		Dr. Anthony Clark is an Assistant Professor of East Asian history at Whitworth University. He is the author of several academic and...more