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and the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture, and Development <BR>
at Northeastern University<BR>
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<B>A Critical Arab View of America's Middle East Policies<BR>
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Thursday, November 15, 6:30 pm<BR>
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Raytheon Amphitheater, Northeastern University<BR>
Egan Center, 120 Forsyth Street<BR>
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<B>-FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-
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<B>Rami Khouri</B> is a Beirut-based internationally syndicated columnist, Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and editor-at-large of <I>The Daily Star</I> newspaper. He also regularly shares his insights on the BBC, NPR, and CNN. He joins Ford Hall Forum to shed light on the forces shaping the direction and impact of United States policy in the Middle East. Where is it failing? Are there effective policies and programs that should be expanded? And what are the challenges that lay ahead?<BR>
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<U>Reserved seating available for Ford Hall Forum members<BR>
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A small reception will follow the lecture and discussion.
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