UNE to host George Mitchell and other luminaries at its campus in Tangier, Morocco

The University of New England Tangier Global Forum is preparing to welcome five leading thinkers to UNE’s campus in Tangier, Morocco this spring to share their knowledge with students and a diverse audience of community members.

Founded by UNE scholar Anouar Majid, Ph.D., the Tangier Global Forum is an annual lecture series devoted to critical examination of the burning issues facing the global community in the 21st century. The spring series will culminate with a lecture by former Maine Senator George Mitchell, who authored the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland in 1998, and served as President Obama’s special envoy to the Arab-Israeli peace process from 2009 to 2011. Mitchell will offer his uniquely-informed appraisal of the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

Spring 2017 Tangier Global Forum Lecture Series

            - January 19, 2017: “The Birth of Monotheism”

              Mark S. Smith, Princeton Theological Seminary 

            -  February 16, 2017: “The Past and Future of the Arabs”

               Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford

            - March 23, 2017: “Darwin’s Legacies”

              Susan Lindee, University of Pennsylvania

            - April 20, 2017: “The Quran’s Conversation with the Bible”

              Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame  

            - May 11, 2017: “Is Peace Possible in the Middle East?”

              Former Maine Senator George Mitchell

Each lecture will be followed by a public reception on the UNE campus and will be live-streamed to viewers around the world. For more information, visit https://www.une.edu/tgf/events.

About the Tangier Global Forum

Capitalizing on the millennial legacy of Tangier as a border city where ideas are in constant flux, the University of New England’s Tangier Global Forum is designed to encourage discussion and critical examination of the burning issues facing the global community. American, Moroccan, European and other thinkers from around the world give lectures and conduct seminars to shed light on — and provide new insights into — histories and cultures that are critical to a better understanding of our human condition today. All events are free, open to the public and streamed live around the globe. Live translation into one or more languages is also available. For more information, visit: https://www.une.edu/tf