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Reza Aslan, writer and scholar of religions, discussed the recent wave of political protests throughout Egypt, Iran, and across the Middle...
Speaker: Vali R. Nasr, Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Senior Adviser to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
October 14, 2009
Listen to Vali R. Nasr, former CFR adjunct senior fellow, discuss his new book Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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