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SUMMARY:CIRS Hosts "Iran-GCC Dialogue"
DESCRIPTION:On January 13\, 2016\, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)\, Georgetown University in Qatar’s flagship research institution\, recently hosted a roundtable on Iran-GCC Dialogue. \n \n \nThe day-long meeting brought together distinguished scholars and academics from Iran and neighboring countries to explore historical\, religious\, cultural\, social\, and political ties between Iran and the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. \n \n \nThe CIRS-led Iran-GCC dialogue included as many as twenty renowned scholars from Iran\, Qatar\, Oman\, Kuwait\, and a number of other Arab countries\, with proceedings conducted in both Arabic and English. Presentation titles included “Common Historical Roots of Iran and the GCC\,” “Iranian and Arab Cultural Relations\,” “Cultural Commonalities of Iranian and Arab Women and Families\,” “The Role of Religion and Culture in the Development of Relations\,” and “The Role of Common Art and Literature between Iran and the GCC.” \n \n \nSpeaking on the role of academics in better informing regional leaders\, Director of CIRS\, Dr. Mehran Kamrava\, said that “at a time of increasing tensions in the region\, exploring areas of mutual interest and commonality between Iran and the GCC is of fundamental importance. There are numerous areas of overlap and common bonds between Iran and the states of the GCC. It is our hope that scholarly analysis and dialogue will enable policymakers to make better and more informed decisions.” \n \n \nKamrava added that “The work of CIRS “involves conducting globally recognized research on a broad range of important topics in the areas of international relations\, political economy\, and domestic politics of the Gulf. We routinely take the lead on identifying emerging socio-economic issues\, and so we are particularly well placed to initiate and bring together the leading scholars who participated in this roundtable. Not only do we seek to create mutually beneficial links between various educational institutions\, we also focus on providing further insights into current events by adding to the general body of knowledge about the region.” \n \n \nA follow-up to the recent CIRS Iran-GCC dialogue is likely to be held in Tehran in a few months involving a greater number of regional academics and scholars. \n \n \nIn addition to sponsoring events such as the recent Iran-GCC dialogue\, CIRS engages in in-depth research throughout the academic year\, publishing their results in Occasional Papers\, Summary Reports\, and numerous books. Through its various publications\, CIRS provides in-depth examination of ideas and issues of contemporary academic and political significance. \n \n \n\nSee the meeting agenda\nRead participant biographies	 \nSee Media Coverage of the event:	\n\nGulf Times\nQatar Tribune\nQatar is booming\nDoha News\nAMEinfo\n\n\n\n \nParticipants and Discussants: \n \n \n\nSalah Al Fadhli\, Information Systems Specialist\nAli Al Hail\, International Fulbright Visiting Scholar and consultant to Qatar Media Corporation\nNayef Nahar Al Shamari\, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Qatar University\nFatima Alsmadi\, Al Jazeera Center for Studies\nAbdullah Baabood\, Gulf Studies Program – Qatar University\nSultan Barakat\, Brooking Institution’s Doha Center\nMousa Bidaj\, Shiraz magazine\nYoussef Choueiri\, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies\nSalah Eddin Elzein\, Al Jazeera Center for Studies\nMasoud Fekri\, Razi University\nIbrahim Fraihat\, Brookings Institution’s Doha Center\nIslam Hassan\, CIRS – Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar\nMohammad Masjed Jamei\, Former Iranian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco\nMehran Kamrava\, CIRS – Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar\nBatoul Meshkinfam\, Alzahra University\nMohamad Ali Mohtadi\, Journalist and Researcher of Middle East Affairs\nMahdi Khaleghi Rad\, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Qatar\nSamer Shehata\, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and the University of Oklahoma\nLuciano Zaccara\, Gulf Studies Program – Qatar University\nMahjoob Zweiri\, Qatar University
URL:https://cirs.qatar.georgetown.edu/event/cirs-hosts-iran-gcc-dialogue/
CATEGORIES:Dialogue Series,Regional Studies
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