The Lebanese Uprising – A Discussion

Maha Shuayb (Centre for Lebanese Studies, Oxford/Lebanese American University)

Andrew Arsan (Cambridge)

Rima Majed (American University of Beirut)

Gilbert Achcar (SOAS)

Four leading experts and activists discuss the origins, course, and prospects for the Lebanese 17 October Revolution, and its regional and global contexts. Short presentations will be followed by a discussion with the audience. The event is open to all members of the university.

Thursday 16 January 5pm-7pm

Main Lecture Theatre, Old Divinity School, St John’s College

An event co-sponsored by the Cambridge Middle East History Group and King’s in the Middle East