ASMEA Annual Conference

Emily Lucas Discussion

The Seventh Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is fast approaching. There is still time to register!

This year’s conference titled, “Searching for Balance in the Middle East and Africa,” will be held in Washington, D.C. October 31 – November 1, 2014.
The PROGRAM SCHEDULE can be viewed on our website here. A list of PAPER PRESENTATIONS and presenters also be viewed on the ASMEA website.

The 2014 Conference will feature:

• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Prof. Meir Litvak, Tel Aviv University, "Rouhani's Iran: How Real is the Change?"
• SPECIAL REMARKS: Amb. Lukman Faily, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States.
• Roundtable discussions on "The Sunni-Shia Sectarian War Across the Sykes-Picot Line," "Trends in Anti-Semitism in the Middle East," "Iraq: Failure or Federalism," "Boko Haram: Islamism and Anarchy to What End?" and more.
• Panel presentations on scholarly topics from Middle Eastern and African studies, and related disciplines.
• Banquet luncheon and professional networking reception.
• Film screenings.
• Displays by publishers of the latest academic titles.

To find out more, visit asmeascholars.org or contact ASMEA at info@asmeascholars.org.