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
Below are videos from the Middle East Dialogue 2013. This event, co-sponsored by the PSO, took place on February 21, 2013 at the historic Whittemore House in Washington D.C. Welcome and Keynote- Conference chairs, Dr. Mohammed Aman and Dr. Paul Rich provide opening comments and welcome guests and participants to the Middle East Dialogue 2013. Alon … Read more
Check out videos from the Middle East Dialogue 2012! Democratic Islamization in Pakistan and Turkey: Lessons for the post-Arab Spring Middle East Prospects and Perspectives on Egypt Transition in Libya and the Road Ahead Barriers to Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Women and Their Challenges in Arab and Muslim Societies: a Multidimensional Framework A Region in … Read more
The Middle East Dialogue has been postponed to next year. With very great sadness we announce the postponement of the Middle East Dialogue on March 20th because of possible implications caused by the spread of the latest Coronavirus known as Covid19. As a poor alternative, we pledge to quickly produce a collection of papers from those who were … Read more
Middle East Dialogue Friday, March 22, 2019The Historic Quaker Meetinghouse2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC Eventbrite – 2017 International Criminology Conference Preliminary Program 8:00amRegistration with Continental BreakfastFood will be provided throughout the day at no cost 9:00-9:45amOpening Plenary Address The Parallels Between the Crises in the Modern Middle East and History – and the Lessons … Read more
