Cette conférence sera en anglais.
This public lecture will be in English.
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the Center for International Policy Studies
present
Fighting Al-Qaeda in Yemen: Re-thinking the Islamist Threat
Christina Hellmich, M.D., D.Phil. (Oxon) University of Reading
Friday, February 26, 2010
3 p.m.- 5 p.m.
Desmarais Building, room DMS3120
Dr. Hellmich is a specialist in Middle East politics with a particular research interest in Political Islam, International Security and Global Health.
During fieldwork in Iraq and the Yemen she has conducted extensive research into the role of Islamic preaching in the process of radicalisation as well as gender relations and women's health. Her recent publications focus on the ideology of Al-Qaida and the image of the Pan-Islamic ideal.
For further information on this upcoming session, please contact Mathieu Roy at api@uOttawa.ca.