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Bustani Middle East Seminar features Professor Ali Banuazizi

Professor Ali Banuazizi will present the fourth and final seminar in the 2011-2012 Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar Series tomorrow, April 10, at 4:30 p.m. in E51-395. His talk is titled "Iran: Domestic Turmoil and Drumbeats of War."

Banuazizi is a professor of political science and director of the Program in Islamic Civilization and Societies at Boston College.

The Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar is organized under the auspices of the MIT Center for International Studies, which conducts research on contemporary international issues and provides an opportunity for faculty and students to share perspectives and exchange views. Each year, the Bustani Seminar invites scholars, journalists, consultants and other experts from the Middle East, Europe and the United States to MIT to present recent research findings on contemporary politics, society and culture, and economic and technological development in the Middle East.

The Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar is sponsored by the Technology and Culture Forum at MIT and the Center for International Studies.

For more information visit http://web.mit.edu/cis/bustani/

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