The Challenge of Changing Hearts and
Building Peace in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA)
Since the end of World War II, the MENA region has faced many
challenges. The domestic challenges have been economic,
social and political, while the external ones have mostly been
those of war and security threats. The biggest challenge
today is that of changing hearts and building peace both within and
between countries. This talk will address such challenge,
especially in the context of new American adminstration, which,
contrary to many of its predecessors, decided to tackle that
challenge head on. The presentation will address internal
challenges faced by countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Algeria,
and Israel/Palestine, and the external challenge of building peace
among the people of the region and between them and the rest of the
world.
Dr. Azzedine Layachi is Full Professor of Political
Science. He has been teaching at St. John's University for 19
years, on the Staten Island, Queens and Rome campuses. He
received a Ph.D. and Master's Degree in Political Science from New
York University, and a Bachelor's Degree from the Institute of
Political Studies in Algiers, Algeria. At age 23, and with
the help of a full scholarship, he came to America to pursue his
graduate studies. Dr. Layachi has published several books,
journal articles and book chapters on the Middle East and
Africa. He is a member of many academic associations, two of
which he presided in recent years: the New York State
Political Science Association and the Northeastern Political
Science Association. Professor Layachi is also a consultant
to private and public institutions, and makes regular appearances
on national and international radio and television and in seminars
and conferences here and abroad.
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Date
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
Kiernan Suite, Kelleher Center, Staten Island Campus
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