FIU Middle East Studies Center Presents Lecture on “The Iranian Revolution: Thirty Years Later”


WHAT: The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University will present “The Iranian Revolution: Thirty Years Later,” a lecture by Iranian expert Mohsen M. Milani about the impact of the movement on the region and the world. Milani will discuss the relevance of the anniversary of Iran’s revolution as it pertains to President Obama’s foreign policy, the evolving social changes in the Middle East, and nuclear issues, among other topics.

WHO: Mohsen M. Milani is professor of Politics and chairman of the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Born in Tehran, he was educated in the U.S., and received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Southern California. Milani has written more than 50 articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries about the Persian Gulf, Iran’s revolution, and Iran’s foreign and security policies. His book, The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has been used as required reading in many universities in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Canada. He is currently working on a book project about Iran’s regional policies. He has served as a research fellow at Harvard University, Oxford University’s St. Antony’s College in England, and the Foscari University in Venice, Italy. He is a frequent speaker in international and national conferences on Iran and the Persian Gulf.

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at 5 p.m.

WHERE: MARC Pavilion, University Park campus 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami. The event is free and open to the public.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Frank Ortoleva, program coordinator of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at 305-348-1792 or forto001@fiu.edu.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, FIU graduates more Hispanics than any other university in the country. Its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University.” In 2006 FIU was authorized to establish a medical school, which will welcome its first class in 2009. FIU’s College of Law recently received accreditation in the fastest time allowed by the American Bar Association.

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