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Tunisia Before & After Ben Ali

  • 1501 International Affairs Building, Columbia University (map)

Panel and Q&A with Columbia Professors Taoufiq Ben Amor and Rym Bettaieb, and SIPA alumnus (PEPM'07) from Tunisia, Rim Nour
Co-sponsored by with Arab Student Association and the Institute for African Studies.

Columbia University Professors Taoufiq Ben Amor and Rym Bettaieb, and SIPA alumnus (PEPM'07) from Tunisia, Rim Nour, share their viewpoints and updates on the recent events in Tunisia exploring topics ranging from the role that young people have played, to the use of social media, to the mechanisms of grassroots mobilization, as well as the stereotypes that the revolution broke. A Q&A session will follow the panel.