Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator talks about the role of social media as a change agent in the Middle East. September, 2011. A 2011 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Read more »
Lessons of the Libyan Endgame: How the Gulf States Can Help
For a nation that has overcome 42 years of dictatorship, Libya has shown determination in in the face of brutal circumstances to reach this new chapter in its history. Given Libya’s potential, a little time, reconciliation and help from its friends will be needed. The Arab gulf states must spare no effort to assist Libya in rebuilding itself. Read more »
Gulf students in the US show the way forward
Something special is happening in Boston, a good omen for things to come. Young men and women from across the Arab Gulf states started holding regular meetings over a year ago. Every fortnight like clockwork they gather with a set agenda and discuss pressing topics affecting their region. Read more »
Inside the Arab Awakening
A discussion of the Arab Awakening with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, UAE-based columnist; Rami George Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute, American University of Beirut; Dr. Karim Makdisi, Associate Professor, American University of Beirut; Diana Buttu, Joint Fellow with the Middle East Initiative and Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program. Moderated by Professor Nicholas Burns. Read more »
Tweeting the Arab Revolution
A conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Read more »
Viewpoint with James Zogby
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Columnist and Social Media Commentator, discusses the effect social media is having on societies in the Middle East and throughout the world. Read more »