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April 20, 2012'A Year in Tahrir:' Arab Spring and American politics discussed at WSU
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A full-day conference, 'A Year in Tahrir: The Future of Arab Spring and Its Implications in the United States,' was held at Wayne State University last weekend. The movement in the Arab World was discussed in a wide variety of conferences by scholars and members of various organizations. During one discussion titled 'The Arab Spring and American Politics,' Wayne State University professor Saeed Khan noted that the movements originally united Arab Americans across the board, but now there are questions about how they will respond as time passes. He said that the older generation still feels very much directly involved while the younger generation is beginning to feel more on the periphery, and both have not seen the results they had hoped for originally. “The challenge for the youth moving forward is whether or not they will continue to engage and to feel motivated (by the Arab Spring),” he said.
A full-day conference, 'A Year in Tahrir: The Future of Arab Spring and Its Implications in the United States,' was held at Wayne State University last weekend. The movement in the Arab World was discussed in a wide variety of conferences by scholars and members of various organizations. During one discussion titled 'The Arab Spring and American Politics,' Wayne State University professor Saeed Khan noted that the movements originally united Arab Americans across the board, but now there are questions about how they will respond as time passes. He said that the older generation still feels very much directly involved while the younger generation is beginning to feel more on the periphery, and both have not seen the results they had hoped for originally. “The challenge for the youth moving forward is whether or not they will continue to engage and to feel motivated (by the Arab Spring),” he said.
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