World Conference on Fraternalism,Social Capital, and Civil Society 2018: Not Men Only: Sisters, Sororities, and Ritualistic Societies May 18, 2018 The Historic Quaker Meetinghouse 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington DCGetting ThereSee Preliminary List of SpeakersAbout the SpeakersAbout the Venue The 2018 conference will take special note of “The 200th anniversary of the Birth on … Read more
World Conference on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society 2018: Not Men Only: Sisters, Sororities, and Ritualistic Societies The World Conferences on Fraternalism do have themes, but in addition to the themes, we welcome other subjects on both general and specific subjects that touch on the history of particular orders, social capital, the place of … Read more
The Congress on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society is coming back to Paris in 2022! Everyone attending is presumed to be fully vaccinated and in strict compliance with public health requirements. As we sadly postponed the June 5th event in 2020 in Washington DC, we are now looking forward to the next edition of the congress in 2022 … Read more
Third Conference on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society 3e Conférence Internationaled’Histoire de la franc-maçonnerieet des organisations fraternelles 1000 Degrees: Constructing Fraternal RitesDes rites pour construire la fraternité June 13 – 15, 2019The Bibliothèque Nationale – Paris, France Bibliothèque nationale de FranceSite Tolbiac-François MitterrandQuai François Mauriac – 75706 Paris Vendredi 14 juin et samedi 15 juin … Read more
The Historic Whittemore House is located at 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036. The closest Metro stop is Dupont Circle (North exit) off the redline. The below hotels are all located in Dupont Circle, and in walking distance of the Whittemore House The Dupont Circle Hotel1500 New Hampshire Ave NWWashington, DC 20036 Carlyle Suites Hotel1731 … Read more
Mapping Religious Authority in the Middle East: Findings from a Recent Public Opinion SurveyA.Kadir Yildirim, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversitySelective Religious Incivility and Islamophobia in the WorkplaceDarrell Norman Burrell, Florida Institute of TechnologyHow the Presence of the Presidency of Religious Affairs Undermines Secularism in TurkeyFeryal Cubukcu Can, Georgia State University The Refugee Information HubMary-Jane Deeb, Library of … Read more
Plenary 1The Middle East in 2018: Some Changing Geopolitical DynamicsAmbassador Mark Hambley and William Morris, Next Century Foundation Small States, Insecure States and the Gulf CrisisDeborah Wheeler and Brannon Wheeler, United States Naval Academy Religion, Radicalization, and Security in the New Digital AgeModerator: Mark Silinsky, US Army War College and Haifa UniversityChallenges and Opportunities in Tackling Propaganda Wars: Using … Read more
Oil in the Middle East A discussion with honored guests… ISIS and Saudi Arabia’s Predicted Oil CrisisMaha Aziz – Huffington Post / Wikistrat / New York University – New York, New York The Myth of Running Out of Oil in the Middle EastRobert Kuchinski – American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Middle East Region) / Weatherford … Read more
Who is the Enemy? From Al Qaida to ISIS and Paris… A talk given by Alain Bauer Religion and Islamic Movements Islam in Morocco and Moroccan Islamic MovementsNajah Mahmi, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco Freedom in Islam in the Thought of Tarek al-SuwaidanBader Al-Saif, Georgetown University Global Islamic FundamentalismSusmit Kumar, Kumar Consultancy Syrian Refugees in … Read more
The Middle East Dialogue is an annual conference that focuses on promoting multidisciplinary conversation about topics such as education initiatives, social, economic and political reforms, nuclear proliferation, interfaith dialogue, women’s gains and challenges, peace initiatives, and potential areas of conflict. The Middle East Dialogue 2014 focused on Strategies for Change in the Middle East. View videos from … Read more