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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East invites you to a conference on:
"The Islamic Republic of Iran: Multidisciplinary Analyses of Its Theocracy, Nationalism, and Assertion of Power"
Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland
Nov. 8-10

The Conference is in conjunction with the Program in Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University



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Conference fee: $350 Non-Contributor - 3 Days
$250 SPME contributor 3 Days
$225 Student - 3 Days
$175 Non-Contributor - 1 Day Special
$125 SPME contributor - 1 Day Special
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Please join us for this exciting and important conference. Keynote speakers include such important scholars, journalists and policy makers such as:

Keynote Speakers

  • Effie Eitam, MK, Israel
  • Irwin Cotler, Prof. McGill University, MP Canada, Former Canadian Minister of Justice, Human Rights Activist
  • Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special U.S. Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation

Featured Conference Presenters
(subject to change)

  • Andrew Apostolu, Iran Desk, Freedom House, Washington DC
  • Edwin Black, Journalist and author,
  • Vernice Cain, University of Pennsylvania
  • Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
  • Samuel Edelman, California State University-Chico and Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
  • Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute
  • Avner Falk, Jersusalem, Israel
  • Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Greece
  • Kenneth Marcus, Baruch College
  • Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
  • Elihu Richter, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Barry Rubin,GLORIA Center, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
  • Charles Small, Yale Institute for the Interdiscipinary Study of Anti-Semitism
  • Philip Steinberg, Florida State University
  • and many other distinguished scholars and researchers.

The Conference fee is $250 for SPME contributors, $350 for non-contributors and will include lunch and dinner on the 8th and the 9th as well as refreshments. There will be a special day rate of $125 for SPME contributors and $175 for non-contributors. Student rate will be $75 per day.

Those who preregister on or before October 20th will receive a 15% discount. Registration online may be done at http://spme.net/conference-registration or mail your registration and check made payable to SPME to:

SPME Conference
Attn: Elizabeth Gaither
SPME Administrative Assistant
PO Box 48
Grantham, PA 17027

The Marriott Hotel will provide rooms at $109 plus tax and fees per night. Please make reservations on or before October 13th to get the special SPME rate at

Hotel Contact info:

Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1305
216/ 696-9200 (direct)

Reservations: 800/228-9290

Fax 216/ 696-8615

Guests can also call our reservation line at (800) 228-9290 or (440) 542-2313. Please use group code is spespea or reserve a room on line through the following link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clesc?groupCode=spespea&app=resvlink&fromDate=&toDate=

SUNDAY, Nov 8, 2009
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
-The Honorable Effie Eitam (Israeli MK)
Introductory remarks by Israel Consul General, Daniel Kutner (Philadelphia)
2:30 - 4:00 Panel on Journalism and Iran - Edwin Black, Journalist and Author, and Vernice Cain University of Pennsylvania.
4:15 - 5:30 Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute of Near East Policy
5:30 - 6:30 Wine and cheese reception
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner - Rabbi Eric Lankin, Jewish National Fund
Edward S. Beck, Walden University and SPME President
The Honorable Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada
8:15 Panel on Iranian Anti-Semitism - Charles Small (Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism) and Kenneth Marcus (Ackerman Visiting Professor of Equality and Justice in America at Baruch College)
MONDAY, Nov 9, 2009
8:30 - 10:00 Panel on Function of Pride and Humiliation - Avner Falk (Jerusalem) and Philip Steinberg (Florida State Univ.)
10:30 - 11:30 Shiism and Holy War - Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki
11:45 - 1:45 Lunch
Iranian Human Rights -Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute and Secretary General of CIS and Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
2:00 - 3:00 Rhetoric of Genocide - Elihu Richter, Hebrew University and Sam Edelman SPME
3:30 - 4:30 Andrew Apostolou, Head of Iran Desk for Freedom House Washington DC
5:00 - 6:15  
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner - The Honorable Ambassador Jackie Wolcott
Iran and Nuclear Proliferation
8:30 Iranian Foreign Policy - Barry Rubin (Israel GLORIA Center)
TUESDAY, Nov 10, 2009
SPME board meeting with Chapter coordinators



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