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The Arab Spring: Revolution Going Wrong?
Visiting scholar to give talk at LHU
March 19, 2012
Professor Mongi Bahloul will present a talk at Lock Haven University entitled "The Arab Spring: Revolution Going Wrong?" He will speak in the Hamblin Hall of Flags on April 11 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to this free event.
Dr. Bahloul is a senior Fulbright scholar and professor emeritus at the University of Sfax, Tunisia. During his previous visit to campus he gave a series of lectures on the Arab Spring and warned that creating western style democracy in North Africa and the Middle East is fraught with problems and may not succeed.
Professor Bahloul has had first-hand experience with the events in the Arab Spring. He was present in Tunisia when the uprising began and escaped from Brega, Libya when the battle for Libya was raging. His talk will concentrate on the genesis of the current political situations in Tunisia and Libya.
For further information, contact Professor James Bean at jbean@lhup.edu
Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.
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