Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Thai Theatre (Room LG.03), New Academic Building, LSE
9:30 Panel 1 - Iran and the Arab World Post-2003
Speakers:
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Professor Ali Ansari, Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews
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Dr Katerina Dalacoura, Department of International Relations, LSE
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David Butter, Economist Intelligence Unit
Chair: Dr Hassan Hakimian, London Middle East Institute, SOAS
11:00 Tea & Coffee
11:30 Panel 2 - Reporting Iranian-Arab Relations: Media, Ethics and Conflict
Speakers:
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Sadeq Saba, BBC Persian
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Nasser Kalawoun, Freelance journalist and translator
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Nahid Siamdoust, Time Magazine
Chair: Dr Noha Mellor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University
13:00 Lunch Break (Lunch will be provided)
14:00 Panel 3 - Ethnicity, Religion and Nation
Speakers:
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Dr Mahjoub Zweiri, Humanities Department, Qatar University
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Professor Sajjad Rizvi, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
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Dr Neil Partrick, Visiting Fellow, LSE Kuwait Programme, and Associate Fellow, Royal United Service Institute
Chair: Dr Nelida Fuccaro, Department of History, SOAS
15:30 Tea & Coffee
16:00 Panel 4 - National Security, Regional Stability: Prospects for Arab-Iranian Conflict and Cooperation
Keynote Speaker: Professor Gary Sick, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Chair: Professor Ali Ansari, Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews
17:30 Close of Conference