Tag: Balfour Declaration
Arab Identity Eps 10 – Revolt of 1920 & Creation of Iraq with Dr. Abbas Kadhim [podcast/video]
Arab American Center for Culture and Arts and Dearborn Blog present the 10th episode of the Arab Identity series with Guest Dr. Abbas Kadhim, Director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C, talking about the Great Iraqi Revolt of 1920 and the formation of the state of Iraq hereafter. Dr. Kadhim earned his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. Between 2005 and 2013 he was an Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs/Middle East Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Dr. Kadhim has more than 15 years of experience advising various U.S. Government officials and personnel (Executive & Legislative). He is the author of Reclaiming Iraq: the 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State, Austin: University of Texas Press; and “The Hawza under Siege: A Study in the Ba’th Party Archives“, Boston University. (Twitter: @DrAbbasKadhim)
Arab Identity Eps. 8: Belfour Declaration w/guest Prof. Saeed Khan [podcast/video]
The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the First World War announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population. Join us on our 8th Episode of Arab Identity to discuss the Balfour Declaration with Professor of Middle East History and Global Studies at Wayne State University, Dr. Saeed Khan on Tuesday April 27, 2021 at 7PM Eastern Standard Time. Arab Identity is hosted by Wissam Charafeddine (wissamc.com) and presented by the Arab American Center for Culture and Arts
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