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Nurturing the “Arab Spring”: Voices from the Region

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In January 2005, an Iraqi voter is shown the official ballot by an election worker at a voting location in Iraq.
(Courtesy U.S. Central Command)

Date
May 5, 2005
3:00–5:00 PM

Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
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A panel of Middle East experts offered their analysis and recommendations for furthering Arab reform efforts. Presentations will focus on the Special Report: "Promoting Middle East Democracy II: Arab Initiatives" by Mona Yacoubian, Special Adviser to the Muslim World Initiative.

Speakers

• Abdeslam Maghraoui
  Associate Director, Research and Studies, United States Institute of Peace
  Director, Muslim World Initiative, United States Institute of Peace
• Saad Al-Din Ibrahim
  Professor of Political Sociology, American University in Cairo
  Visiting Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  
• Aboubakr Jamai
  Editor, Le Journal Hebdomadaire
  Visiting World Fellow, Yale University
  
• Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Mona Yacoubian, Moderator
  Special Adviser, Muslim World Initiative, United States Institute of Peace

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• Mona Yacoubian's Remarks
  8 min - 2MB
• Saad Al-Din Ibrahim's Remarks
  26 min - 7MB
• Aboubakr Jamai's Remarks
  25 min - 7MB
• Amr Hamzawy's Remarks
  23 min - 6MB
• Question & Answer Sessions
  28 min - 9MB