Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Middle East Studies

Course Overview

Unit I Syllabus: Ancient Roots

News Report Schedule

Link to Islam PPT is posted in Unit I Syllabus 2/2. Link to the right may not work.

Field Trip: Marin Chapter World Affairs Council
SOLD OUT Dateline Damascus: An Eyewitness Report on the Syrian Uprising

Despite the regime of President Bashar al-Assad regime having banned almost all foreign journalists from entering the country since Syria’s uprising began, Reese Erlich managed to get in. While traveling on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Erlich met underground activists in Damascus and government supporters in Dara, the cradle of the uprising. He gained rare insight into the intentions of opposition leaders, the government they want to create, and their attitudes towards Israel and the US. He found leaders of Syria’s Kurdish community hostile towards the regime, but fearful of what might replace it. 

Reese Erlich’s history in journalism began 43 years ago at Ramparts Magazine. He reports regularly for NPR, the Canadian and Australian broadcasting companies and Radio Deutsche Welle in Germany. He has won numerous broadcasting awards and is the author of four books, one of which, Conversations with Terrorists, will be available for sale.
Speaker
                  Reese Erlich, Freelance Foreign Correspondent

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