Presented by: Dr. Benedetta Berti
Associate Fellow and Lecturer, Tel Aviv University
Thursday, January 17, 2013 / 12:00-2:00pm EST
Contrary to the conventional narrative Middle Eastern civil society has been active and involved in strategic non-violent struggle for years before the beginning of the massive social and political mobilizations of 2010 and 2011.
The presentation looks at the characteristics of civil society and social movements in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region-focusing specifically on Tunisia and Egypt-describing the civil Society and social movements in the Middle East before the “Arab Awakening.”
Tags: Arab Spring, Benedetta Berti, Civil Resistance, ICNC, Middle East, Nonviolent, Webinar
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