Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4:30 pm, Science Ctr 101

Join Egyptian activist, Ahmed Salah, key planner of the January 2011 protests in Tahrir Square, to learn about his firsthand experiences and reflections about events in Egypt. Ahmed is the founder of the Activism Research Center and serves as Coordinator of the Egyptian Coalition of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.  This event is organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and sponsored by The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, the President’s Office, Intercultural Center, Islamic Studies, Arabic, and the departments of Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science, History and Religion, and the Swarthmore College Library.