1. FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
CMSS Public Lecture
Revolution and Counter-Revolution
in Syria
CENTRE FOR MUSLIM STATES AND SOCIETIES
"and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing" (Al Baqara 2:269)
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Date: Monday 4 June 2012
The Centre for Muslim States and Societies, UWA Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Dr Jonathan Spyer Social Science (G28)
Renowned Journalist Lecture Room 1
Dr Jonathan Spyer will look into the origins and progress of the uprising against the
rule of Bashar Assad in Syria. The lecture will focus on the as yet unsuccessful
attempts of the opposition to unite, and the determined campaign of the regime to Please RSVP by
crush the revolt by force. Dr Spyer will give background details and an assessment of Friday 1 June 2012 to
both the regime and the insurgency, and will ask why it has been that unlike in other
countries which experienced civilian uprisings in 2011, in Syria, the regime has so far Ms. Beth Meertens
managed to survive. Dr Spyer visited Idlib Province Syria in February and will provide Centre for Muslim States
evidence and information gathered in the course of that visit as part of the lecture. and Societies
Jonathan Spyer is London-born, and studied for a masters degree in the politics of PH: 08 6488 4554
the modern Middle East via the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. E: cmss-sscs@uwa.edu.au
He has lived in Jerusalem for the past 16 years and was employed as an adviser
on international affairs at the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure. In 2003 he
received his PhD in international relations, and has a senior research fellowship at
the Global Research in International Affairs Centre, the international affairs think-
tank of the Inter-Disciplinary Centre in Herzliya.
Jonathan Spyer’s articles and analysis of the current political situation in the
Middle East have been published in a number of important journals, including the CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G
Guardian, Haaretz, the Jerusalem Post, MERIA, the Forward and others.
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