Friday, March 14th – Nasser’s Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring

Schemel

Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon
Friday, March 14th, 12 pm – 1:30pm
Rose Room, Brennan Hall, 5th Floor

Nasser’s Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring
Jesse Ferris, Ph.D.
Vice President for Strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem

bookjacketThe lecture will focus on the subject of Ferris’ book, Nasser’s Gamble: How Intervention in Yemen Caused the Six-Day War and the Decline of Egyptian Power, demonstrating how Nasser’s missteps set the stage for the decline of Arab nationalism and the rise of political Islam.

Book signing will follow the lecture.
RSVP Here or email emily.brees@scranton.edu