The Islamic State has been waging a bloody campaign for conformity in the Middle East. Its genocidal violence against minority communities has driven historic communities of Yezidis and Christians, along with dissenting Muslims
Date/Time: Nov 9 2016, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Richmond, City Centre Community CentreAge: 18+
Cost: Free
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Though coalition forces have encircled ISIS and may soon defeat it in the field, the radical movement has brought irreversible changes to the region. ISIS has all but exterminated minority communities in northern Iraq and Syria, accelerating an ongoing process of decline. In so doing, has ISIS already won? Can there be a future for minority populations in a post-ISIS Middle East?
Our speaker is Dr. Paul Rowe, a Professor and Coordinator of Political and International Studies at TWU. The lecture respondent is Dr. Paul Sedra of Simon Fraser University.
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