The 5th Annual Washington - Bethlehem Prayer Service

You are invited to join worshipers for a Christmas joint simulcast service with the people of Bethlehem and the people of Washington. Prayers, readings, and hymns alternate between Washington and Palestine via the Internet, bringing together people of different lands, languages, and ethnic backgrounds in celebration of Christmas.

10:00 am, Saturday, December 17

Washington National Cathedral
Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW
Washington

If you are elsewhere, we encourage to you gather with others in your community to watch the service live at www.nationalcathedral.org.

Public Opinion on Iraq and the Arab Spring

In September and October, Zogby Research polled in eight the Middle East and North Africa countries and in the US. The survey looked at public opinion on the Arab Spring, the US withdrawal from Iraq, and other recent developments in the region. Experts will present the survey's major findings and discuss their implications.

1:30 to 4:15, Monday, December 19

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington


1:30 to 2:45
Panel 1 – Iraq: Views on US Intervention and Departure

Chair: Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies, Carnegie Middle East Program
Speakers:
James Zogby, founder and president, Arab American Institute
Edward Gnehm Jr., Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, George Washington University
Marina Ottaway, senior associate, Carnegie Middle East Program

2:45 to 3:00
Coffee Break

3:00 to 4:15
Panel 2 – Political Change and Governance

Chair: Marina Ottaway, senior associate, Carnegie Middle East Program
Speakers:
James Zogby, founder and president, Arab American Institute
Mustafa Hamarneh, chairman of the board, al-Sijill Magazine
Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies, Carnegie Middle East Program

For more information, please contact Jessica Boulet at jboulet@ceip.org, 202.939.2212. Register here for this free event.