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The Middle East Forum presents this week's webinars. Women in Saudi Arabia: What Changes? with Ahmed Alrefai Women “make up half of society and we want it to be a productive half” says Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman (MbS).Yet Saudi Arabia ranks near the absolute bottom of every list of female empowerment. What changes have taken place in recent years and what can be expected as MbS pursues his large-scale reforms? Monday, March 8, 2021 1:00-1:15p.m. EST Online:Click here to join just before 1pm EST By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,82495238483#,,580317#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at [email protected] or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113
Ahmed H. Alrefai is the dean of the College of Business and Management at Fahad Bin Sultan University, an English-language institution in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He holds a B.A. from Yarmouk University, and an M.A. and PhD from the University of Illinois, all in economics. Mr. Alrefai previously was a commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone. He has written on this topic for the Middle East Quarterly.
Israel Insider with Ashley Perry Polls show Netanyahu’s bloc capturing about 50 Knesset seats out of a needed 61, while the opposition encompasses too wide a spectrum of ideologies and egos to shoehorn easily into one government. Polls also show one-fifth of the electorate still hasn't made up its mind; what developments over the next few days might prove decisive? Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:00-3:30p.m. EST Online:Click here to join just before 3pm EST By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,554482745#,,776628#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at [email protected] or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113Why the "Peace Process" Will Not Die with Douglas Feith Famed French statesman Talleyrand said of the House of Bourbon it had “learned nothing and forgotten nothing” upon its return to power. Will the same be said of Biden administration officials returning to the “peace process” to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Douglas Feith notes that the pre-Trump approach has not worked and cannot work. He then explains its persistence despite so many decades of failure. Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00-1:15p.m. EST Online:Click here to join just before 1pm EST By Phone: US: +1 6465588656,,89087095681#,,504641#,,# You can also reply to Stacey Roman at [email protected] or by phone at 215-546-5406 ext. 113 Douglas J. Feith is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. He served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in 2001-05 and wrote War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terror (HarperCollins: 2008). Mr. Feith has an A.B. from Harvard and a J.D. from Georgetown. He is writing a history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Catch up with our previous webinars!All webinars are recorded for viewing after the event. To view past webinars, please visit our YouTube channel or our website.
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