Fifth Annual ASMEA Conference
History and the “New” Middle East and Africa

October 11-13, 2012 |Key Bridge Marriott Hotel | Washington, D.C.

The 2012 conference featured:

Special presentation by acclaimed scholar Dr. Gérard Prunier on Gaddafi’s Downfall and its Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa .
Opening remarks by H.E. Houda Ezra Nonoo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Panel discussions on “The New/Old Heroes of Iran,” “Christian-Muslim Encounters in the Medieval Middle East,” “Israel: Threats Real and Imagined,” “Leaders at the Dawn of Post-Colonial Africa” and many more topics in Middle Eastern and African Studies and related disciplines.
Banquet luncheon and professional networking reception.
Film Screenings.
Displays by publishers of the latest academic titles.