The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) presents:
Will the Monarchs Reform? Challenges to Democracy in the Gulf
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012
SEIU Headquarters, First Floor Conference Room
1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW
12 – 2 p.m. (A light lunch will be available at noon.)

While 2011 and 2012 have witnessed unprecedented changes across the Middle East and North Africa, the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates – have not been shaken to the same degree, with the notable exception of Bahrain.  Nonetheless, the dramatic uprisings across the region have had a clear impact on both the populations and governments of the Gulf, and it is worth examining political developments and the state of human rights in these countries.

Please join us for a discussion of these issues with:

• Maryam al-Khawaja, deputy director, Gulf Center for Human Rights and acting president, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
• Les Campbell, senior associate and regional director for Middle East and North Africa programs, National Democratic Institute
• Kristin Diwan, assistant professor of Middle East politics, School of International Service, American University
• Moderator: Stephen McInerney, executive director, Project on Middle East Democracy.

Click here [2] to RSVP for the event.

We’ll also be live-tweeting from the event, so follow the conversation at #POMEDgcc.

If you’d like us to ask one of your questions, we’ll try to include a few from our virtual audience.

Please contact Alex Russell at alex.russell@pomed.org [3] with any questions, or call  (202) 828-9660, ext 25.