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CloseWilson Forum - The Rise & Fall of Iran in Arab and Muslim Eyes
April 16, 2013
On this episode of Wilson Forum James Zogby highlights recent polling of Arab and Muslim opinion on Iran and delves into that nation’s declining popularity among citizens around the Middle East. Zogby was joined by panelists Haleh Esfandiari, Hisham Melhem, Barbara Slavin, and Marc Lynch in this National Conversation discussion moderated by Tom Gjelten of NPR.
Guests
James Zogby
Managing Director of Zogby Research Services, Author of Arab Voices, and founder and President of the Arab American Institute
Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program
Hisham Melhem
Bureau Chief of Al Arabiya News Channel, Washington D.C.
Barbara Slavin
Former Public Policy Scholar;
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor.com
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor.com
Marc Lynch
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of both the Institute for Middle East Studies and the Middle East Studies Program, The George Washington University
Tom Gjelten
Moderator;
Correspondent, National Public Radio
Correspondent, National Public Radio
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Middle East Program
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