BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:State And Society In The Contemporary Middle East: Showcasing 2 009-2010 Student Research Projects Funded by the Moynihan Institute and a grant from the US Department of Education\, the Project on Democracy in th e Middle East (DIME) invites SU students and faculty\, and the Syracuse co mmunity\, to its culminating event where this year’s 14 participating DIME graduate and undergraduate students will present their research using a v ariety of interactive media. If you are interested in learning more about the dynamics and transformations of the modern Middle East\, this event is for you!Come join us for half an hour\, an entire session\, or attend the whole program! Session One\, 12:00-12:45 Massimo Ramaioli\, Perspectives of Shi’a Islamism: the Sadrist Movement in Iraq Caitlin Steenstrup\, The C hristian Question: Determining the Fate of Christian Communities in the Mi ddle East Pavitra Ramaswamy\, Not So Picture Perfect: US News Media and th e Case of the Middle East David Vogel\, Israel: the Merits of Ethnic Democ racy in the Middle East Session Two\, 1:00-1:45 Nadim Jabaji\, The Progres sion and Faces of Authoritarian Rule and the Role of the Moslem Brotherhoo d in Egyptian Politics Jared Keyel\, Triumphs and Setbacks for Muslim Demo cracy Sabith Khan\, Media and the Middle East Emy Matesan\, Radical Rhetor ic? An Operational Code Analysis of Statements Made by Hamas\, Fatah\, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Stephanie Rugolo\, Middle Eastern Obstacles to Democracy Session Three\, 2:00-2:45 Aniseh Bassiri\, The “Green Moveme nt” in Iran: 1979 Versus 2009 Rebecca Chad\, The Role of Civil Society in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Transnational Advocacy Networks and Thei r Effects on the Peace Process McGhee Cost\, Islamist Origins\, Uncertain Futures: a Comparative Study of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Stephen D ockery\, Democracy at a Crossroads: Libya’s History\, Revolution\, and Fut ure Michael Makara\, Democratic Victory or Authoritarian Survival Strategy ? Exploring Yemen’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Free and Open to the Public L ight Refreshments will be served throughout the event. Featuring Middle Ea stern Music Organized by: Miriam F. Elman Associate Professor of Political Science Special thanks to: Nellie Jones\, Moynihan Institute Sven Staffor d\, DIME Research Assistant Tom Fazzio\, Maxwell ICT \; \; DTEND:20100408T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260513T021328Z DTSTART:20100408T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:DIME presents: Student Research Projects UID:RFCALITEM639142208080949266 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:State And Society In The Contemporary Middle E ast: Showcasing 2009-2010 Student Research Projects Funded by the Moynihan Institute and a grant from the US Department of Education\, the Project o n Democracy in the Middle East (DIME) invites SU students and faculty\, an d the Syracuse community\, to its culminating event where this year’s 14 p articipating DIME graduate and undergraduate students will present their r esearch using a variety of interactive media. If you are interested in lea rning more about the dynamics and transformations of the modern Middle Eas t\, this event is for you!Come join us for half an hour\, an entire sessio n\, or attend the whole program! Session One\, 12:00-12:45 Massimo Ramaiol i\, Perspectives of Shi’a Islamism: the Sadrist Movement in Iraq Caitlin S teenstrup\, The Christian Question: Determining the Fate of Christian Comm unities in the Middle East Pavitra Ramaswamy\, Not So Picture Perfect: US News Media and the Case of the Middle East David Vogel\, Israel: the Merit s of Ethnic Democracy in the Middle East Session Two\, 1:00-1:45 Nadim Jab aji\, The Progression and Faces of Authoritarian Rule and the Role of the Moslem Brotherhood in Egyptian Politics Jared Keyel\, Triumphs and Setback s for Muslim Democracy Sabith Khan\, Media and the Middle East Emy Matesan \, Radical Rhetoric? An Operational Code Analysis of Statements Made by Ha mas\, Fatah\, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Stephanie Rugolo\, Middle Eastern Obstacles to Democracy Session Three\, 2:00-2:45 Aniseh Bassiri\, The “Green Movement” in Iran: 1979 Versus 2009 Rebecca Chad\, The Role of Civil Society in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Transnational Advocacy Networks and Their Effects on the Peace Process McGhee Cost\, Islamist Ori gins\, Uncertain Futures: a Comparative Study of the Muslim Brotherhood an d Hamas Stephen Dockery\, Democracy at a Crossroads: Libya’s History\, Rev olution\, and Future Michael Makara\, Democratic Victory or Authoritarian Survival Strategy? Exploring Yemen’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Free and Ope n to the Public Light Refreshments will be served throughout the event. Fe aturing Middle Eastern Music Organized by: Miriam F. Elman Associate Profe ssor of Political Science Special thanks to: Nellie Jones\, Moynihan Insti tute Sven Stafford\, DIME Research Assistant Tom Fazzio\, Maxwell ICT  \; \; END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR