[Bilimsel Haber] Beirut Exchange Upcoming Programs -- January/June 2010

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Beirut Exchange Upcoming Programs -- January/June 2010

In an effort to further its commitment to promoting dialogue and  
understanding, Mideastwire.com is pleased to announce the fourth and  
fifth Beirut Exchange programs. Our fourth program will take place  
between January 4 and January 18, 2010 and our fifth program will take  
place between June 14 and June 28, 2010. You can find details of our  
programs at:

January Beirut Exchange: www.mideastwire.com/downloads/Jan2010.pdf

June Beirut Exchange: www.mideastwire.com/downloads/June2010.pdf

To view Cal Perry's CNN report on the Beirut Exchange, visit:  
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/01/21/perry.lebanon.meet.hamas.cnn?iref=videosearch

The January Beirut Exchange program rests on three tracks:

  Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures and  
colloquia led by leading academics and public intellectuals. Topics  
will include: International law in theory and practice in the Middle  
East; The United Nations as peacekeeper and mediator; Engaging  
political Islam; Pax Syriana in Lebanon; Asymmetrical conflict: the  
July 2006 Lebanon war; The Dubai model and its impact on the Middle  
East.

Language - Participants will have the option of attending 20 hours of  
Arabic language instruction at the Saifi Institute for Arabic Language  
in Beirut. Modules for both colloquial and formal Arabic will be  
available at different levels.

Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to  
meet, listen and engage social, political and economic leaders from  
across the spectrum in Lebanon - with a particular (though not  
exclusive) emphasis on exposure to leading Islamist and opposition  
currents.

Apply before November 15, 2009 for the January Beirut Exchange: To  
request a downloadable application or financial aid information,  
please email info at mideastwire.com.