W@TC. Morocco and the Arab Spring: Strategies of Authoritarian Survival

In the spring of 2011 a series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring toppled long-standingregimes in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt and focused world attention on struggles for democracyacross the Middle East. Abdeslam Maghraoui is returning from a sabbatical year during whichhe traveled to Morocco numerous times, and he will share his observations of how Moroccohas been affected by and responded to the Arab Spring revolutions and subsequent events.Presented by the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC) and the Duke ¿UNC Middle EasternStudies Center (DUMESC)Light lunch will be servedFree and open to the public