Prof. Abbas Milani on the Islamic Revolution and the Arab Spring
Welcome to the Harvard Club’s inaugural joint program with the Stanford Club of San Diego. Come meet our Stanford colleagues as we all seek to broaden our understanding of events and trends in the Arab world.
Prof. Abbas Milani on the Islamic Revolution and Arab Spring, Tuesday, November 05, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
• Event Cost $20.00 + $3 parking fee on-site. Register here.
• Location: 10111 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jola
• Venue: Copley Conference Ctr., Institute of the Americas, UCSD
• Contact: Joanna Hirst ’69, VP of Harvard Club of San Diego atjopb33@gmail.com.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Illness has forced Professor Larry Diamond to cancel his San Diego talk on Tuesday, November 5, at UCSD's Institute of the Americas. Professor Abbas Milani has graciously agreed to address "Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Arab Spring: Confluence or Conflict?" at the same time and place.
The talk will be preceded by a reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres, beginning at 6:00 PM.
Abbas Milani is the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies; co-director of Iran Democracy Project and research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Before coming to Stanford in 2001, he taught at Tehran University's faculty of law and political science, chaired the political science department at Notre Dame de Namur University, and was a research fellow at UC-Berkeley's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He is widely published on different facets of modern Iranian history and politics and the troubled history of that country's relations with the United States. His most recent book is on the roots of the Islamic revolution, seen through the prism of the Shah's life, The Shah.
Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Arab Spring: Confluence or Conflict?
The developments commonly known as the Arab Spring have been at times interpreted as the continuation of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Are we, then, witnessing a strengthening of political Islam, as advocates of this interpretation suggest, or are developments in the Arab world, Turkey and Iran indicative of the end of radical Islam, and harbingers of a new post-theocratic model.
Directions/Parking:
To be held at UCSD's Institute of the Americas Complex, Professor Milani's presentation will in the Hojel auditorium; the preceding reception and guest sign-in will occur in the adjacent Arango foyer. Both these facilities are part of the Copley Conference Center.
North Torrey Pines Road, which bounds the UCSD campus on the west, is accessed by Genesee Avenue from the north or by La Jolla Village Drive from the south. From North Torrey Pines, turn east on Pangea Drive into the campus; almost immediately turn left into the Pangea parking structure. Parking is $3 per car; pay with cash or card at one of the automated stations.
After parking, walk east across Scholars’ Drive North and between buildings to reach International Lane. Follow it a short distance north past a large building; turn right into an open courtyard; look for the Copley Conference Center name, prominently displayed on the building to your right.
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