BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:113@test.arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150122T140000 DTSTAMP:20150117T015746Z URL:https://test.arabamerica.com/events/new-challenges-islamist-movements/ SUMMARY:New Challenges for Islamist Movements DESCRIPTION:From the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to the r egional suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood and decline of Ennahda’s p rominence in Tunisia\, Islamist movements across the Middle East are conf ronted by new challenges at the start of 2015. Join POMEPS for a panel d iscussion on the organizational challenges facing Islamist movements and how Islamists\, from new youth members to senior leadership\, are respond ing.\n\nPanelists:\n\nKhalil al-Anani — Johns Hopkins University \n\nR aphaël Lefèvre — University of Cambridge \n\nMonica Marks — Oxfo rd University \n\nQuinn Mecham — Brigham Young University \n\nModerat ed by: \n\nMarc Lynch — George Washington University \n\n* A light l unch will be available \n\nRSVP Here \n\nFor background reading on the s ome of the challenges facing Islamist movements\, read POMEPS Briefings 2 5 Syria and the Islamic State\, POMEPS Studies 6 Rethinking Islamist Po litics\, and recent articles from The Monkey Cage:\n\n“How Jordan use s Islam against the Islamic State\,” By Michael Robbins and Lawrence Rub in \n\n“Arab views on governance after the uprisings\,” By Michael Ro bbins and Mark Tessler\n\n“The evolution of Islamism since the Arab upri sings\,” By Quinn Mecham\n\n“The Islamic State and the politics of off icial narratives\,” By Laurie Brand \n\n“Saudi Arabia’s Muslim Brot herhood predicament\,” By Stéphane Lacroix\n\n“Why Egypt’s military orchestrated a massacre\,” By Amy Austin Holmes \n\n \;\n\n- See m ore at: http://pomeps.org/event/new-challenges-for-islamist-movements/?ins tance_id=510#sthash.t8qAm3Ig.dpuf ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/01/Standoff_with_the_Brotherhood_-_Flickr_-_Al_Jazeera_English-300x24 7.jpg CATEGORIES:Conference/Convention LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs\, Lindner Family Commons\, Room 602 - See more at: http://pomeps.org/event/new-challenges-for-islami st-movements/?instance_id=510#sthash.t8qAm3Ig.dpuf\, 1957 E Street Northwe st\, Washington\, DC\, United States GEO:38.8962277;-77.04395729999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1957 E Street Northwest\, W ashington\, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Elliott School o f International Affairs\, Lindner Family Commons\, Room 602 - See more at: http://pomeps.org/event/new-challenges-for-islamist-movements/?instance_i d=510#sthash.t8qAm3Ig.dpuf:geo:38.8962277,-77.04395729999999 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR