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Overview
In this session, we’ll explore the struggle for sovereignty in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon and their ongoing battles for stability and self-determination.
PLEASE NOTE: This will be an extended session (1:00 pm Eastern to 3:00 pm Eastern).
SESSION 9 | EDUCATORS | AVI MELAMED
Avi Melamed is a former Israeli Intelligence Official and Senior Official on Arab Affairs. In his public service, Avi has held high-risk Government, Senior Advisory, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities and communities throughout the region on behalf of Israeli Government agencies.
An Author, Intelligence Analyst, Educator, and Speaker, his expertise is Current Affairs in the Arab & Muslim World and their Impact on the Middle East and Israel’s Geopolitical Environment.
He is the Founder and Chief Education Officer of Inside The Middle East, a non-profit dedicated to providing an apolitical, non-partisan education about the Middle East.
Fluent in Arabic, English & Hebrew, Avi has a proven record of foreseeing the evolution of events in the Middle East & their impact on a local and regional level.
SESSION 9 | EDUCATORS | Hussain Abdul Hussain
Born and raised in Beirut, Baghdad, and Baalbek, cities that have been the theater of major Middle Eastern events, Hussain earned a degree in History and Archeology from the American University of Beirut, after which he worked as a reporter, and later managing editor, at Beirut’s The Daily Star. He reported from war zones on the Lebanese border with Israel, and from Iraq. In Washington, Hussain helped set up and manage the Arabic satellite network *Alhurra Iraq, after which he headed the Washington Bureau of Kuwaiti daily *Alrai.
Hussain has worked as a Visiting Fellow with London’s *Chatham House, and has published in English in *The New York Times and The Washington Post and in Arabic in various publications. His analysis has been quoted by *Vox, *The Jerusalem Post, and Newsweek. Hussain has appeared on *CNN* and *MSNBC* and is a frequent commentator on major Arabic satellite networks.
Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a research fellow at FDD.
