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<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'">The Harvard Kennedy School of
Government Arab Caucus</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>invites you
to<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeading8 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><STRONG><FONT
color=#008000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=6>A JOURNEY INTO THE ARAB
WORLD<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Highlighting the history, traditions,
culture<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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align=center><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">and
latest political and economic challenges of four Arab countries</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'">Monday, May 2<SUP>nd</SUP> at
6:00 pm</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Land Auditorium, Belfer
Building<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Harvard Kennedy School of
Government<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Featuring
…<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeading9 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=6>Egypt<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Book Antiqua">By Magda Ismail & Sarah
Megahed<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
color=#000000><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Land of the Pharaohs... 7000 years of
history, a tourist's paradise<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Latest security and religious issues
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Current political and economic
reforms<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeading9 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=6>Jordan<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>By Salma
Jaouni<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=3>A diverse population
in a monarchy system</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Socio-economic development challenges:
Qualified Industrial Zones, World economic
forum,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Role of women, IT
development<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=centerplain style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT
color=#000000>Impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq war, and
positions on Iran<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeading9 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=6>Morocco<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>By Reda
Hamedoun<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>A country between tradition and
modernity, managing its transition to democracy
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Gender issues and the new progressist
family code<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT size=3><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Islamism, Western
Sahara, relationships with the USA and the EU</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeading9 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=6>Palestine<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">By Andreas Sami Prauhart
& Khader Abusway </SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>The holy land, heart of the Arab
world<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Impact of occupation on socio-economic
development: agriculture, industry, and
tourism<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Challenges facing the Palestinian
government and perspectives on the Peace
process<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=centerplain style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000000>Role of the Palestinian
Diaspora<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Web'"><FONT
face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000>Pizza, Mediterranean sweets & Soft drinks
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