The Arab Awakening: Progress or Peril? A Conversation with Amr Hamzawy and Jane Harman
Are revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya succeeding in delivering dignity and freedom, or are they being hijacked by illiberal forces? Amr Hamzawy, a leading voice of the Egyptian revolution who has become one of his country’s most active parliamentarians, and Wilson Center President Jane Harman will debate where Egypt and other transitioning Arab countries are headed. The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council and the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center invite you to participate in this inaugural event in a series of debates on the future of the transitioning Arab countries.
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Overview
The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council andThe Middle East Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars present the first Rafik Hariri Debate on the Arab Transitions:
The Arab Awakening: Progress or Peril? A Conversation with Amr Hamzawy and Jane Harman
As transitioning Arab countries struggle to consolidate revolutionary change with elections and constitutional reform, it is still unclear whether they will succeed in becoming democracies. Economies are in crisis, Islamists are dominating elections, former regime elements are resurgent, and civil society is under threat. Are revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya succeeding in delivering dignity and freedom, or are they being hijacked by illiberal forces?
Amr Hamzawy, a leading voice of the Egyptian revolution who has become one of his country’s most active parliamentarians, and Wilson Center President Jane Harman will debate where Egypt and other transitioning Arab countries are headed.
The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council and the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center invite you to participate in this inaugural event in a series of debates on the future of the transitioning Arab countries.
Program
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. First Rafik Hariri Debate
Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, The Wilson Center
Amr Hamzawy, Member, Egyptian People’s Assembly
Moderated by
Michele Dunne, Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council
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