Dr. Lisa Anderson

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Murrow Room

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NPC Newsmaker

The President of the American University in Cairo, Dr. Lisa Anderson, will discuss the view from Tahrir.

Transitions to democracy in the Middle East and North Africa, and why the West needs to understand the particular historical, political and cultural motivations behind each uprising; and Libya--what led to the current situation there and the likely outcome.

Contacts:
National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN
301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CELL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected]
Dr. Anderson: MORGAN ROTH
646/341-7436. [email protected]

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