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SUMMARY:Jennifer Rasamimanana: The U.S. and Morocco: 200 years of Peace and Friendship
DESCRIPTION:Jen Rasamimanana assumed the role of Executive Director of the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM) on October 1\, 2021. A United States diplomat for over 20 years\, she served as the U.S. Consul General in Casablanca from 2017-2020. She retired from the Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor in 2021\, having led press\, cultural\, and educational outreach for the U.S. Embassy in Egypt. \nPreviously\, Ms. Rasamimanana was the Cultural Attaché in Paris as well as Diplomat-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at the School of International Affairs at SciencesPo\, Paris. \nDuring the Arab Spring\, she was the State Department’s regional Arabic Language Spokesperson\, and led engagement with Arabic-speaking publics from Oman to Morocco. She also served at U.S. embassies in Jordan\, Tunisia\, Syria\, and Togo\, as well as in key senior State Department positions in Washington DC. \nBefore joining the Foreign Service\, Ms. Rasamimanana taught English as a Foreign Language in Madagascar and worked in technology investment banking and venture capital in Silicon Valley. A graduate of the College of William and Mary\, she speaks \n\nGuest Registration (non-member) – $25.00\nNon-WACHH members may register in advance for themselves and a guest if desired.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/jennifer-rasamimanana-the-u-s-and-morocco-200-years-of-peace-and-friendship/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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SUMMARY:Gonul Tol: Erdogan's Recipe for Turkey: Autocracy or Reform?
DESCRIPTION:Gönül Tol is the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkish Studies program and a senior fellow with the Black Sea Program. She is the author of Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria. \nShe has taught courses at George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies and at the College of International Security Affairs at the National Defense University on Turkey\, Islamist movements in Western Europe\, world politics\, and the Middle East. \nShe has written extensively on Turkey-U.S. relations\, Turkish domestic politics\, and foreign policy and the Kurdish issue. She is a frequent media commentator. \nMs. Tol holds a B.A. from Middle East Technical University; an M.A. from Florida International University; and a Ph.D. from Florida International University. \nHer areas of expertise include political Islam\, Islamist movements\, immigration\, ethnic and religious identity formation\, role of identity in foreign policy making\, social movements and their radicalization process\, and Muslim populations in western Europe. \n  \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance or at the door for $25. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/gonul-tol-erdogans-recipe-for-turkey-autocracy-or-reform/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Things To Do,World Affairs
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SUMMARY:Mohammed Tabaar: The Politics of Islam in U.S. - Iran Relations
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar is an associate professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School. His research areas include international security and Middle East politics. \nHe is the author of Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran (Columbia University Press\, 2018). Dr. Tabaar has been a fellow or a visiting scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy\, Harvard University’s Center for the Middle East\, Cambridge University’s Centre of Islamic Studies\, and George Washington University’s Institute for Middle East Studies. His articles have appeared in Security Studies\, PS: Political Science & Politics\, Journal of Strategic Studies\, and Political Science Quarterly. He has also written for Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, the Washington Post\, and the New York Times. \nDr. Tabaar is currently working on two research projects: nuclear statecraft in hybrid regimes\, and Marxist armed organizations in Iran. \nHe teaches courses on US foreign policy in the Persian Gulf\, religion and politics in Iran\, and Middle East politics. He is the recipient of the 2019 Faculty Excellence Award. \nDr. Tabaar has a BA in social sciences from the University of Tehran\, an MA in sociology from the New School for Social Research\, an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago\, and a PhD in government from Georgetown University. \n \nGuest Policy\nGuests may register in advance or at the door for $25. Please arrive at 9:30 am to check in. Advance registration opens one month before each event and closes the Wednesday before each event. There is no cost for WACHH members to attend.
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/mohammed-tabaar-the-politics-of-islam-in-u-s-iran-relations/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Parkway\, Hilton Head\, 29928\, United States
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