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Schemel Forum Luncheon - Jesse Ferris: Nasser's Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring

Friday, 14 March, 2014

JESSE FERRIS, Ph.D.
Vice President for Strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem

Nasser’s Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring
The lecture will focus on the subject of Ferris’ book, Nasser’s Gamble: How Intervention in Yemen Caused the Six-Day War and the Decline of Egyptian Power, demonstrating how Nasser’s missteps set the stage for the decline of Arab nationalism and the rise of political Islam.

Book signing will follow the lecture

Contact:

Emily Brees

Phone: 570-941-6206
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Brennan Hall, Rose Room (509)

320 Madison Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510