Event Date: February 26, 2010 - 3:00 pm
Location: Social Science Building, 120 University pvt, Room 4004

A talk by Christina Hellmich, University of Reading.

Co-sponsor: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Free. Registration is not required. This event will be in English.

Christina Hellmich is a specialist in Middle East politics with a particular research interest in Political Islam, International Security and Global Health. During fieldworkd in Iraq and the Yemen she has conducted extensive research into the role of Islamic preaching in the process of radicalisation as well as gender relations and women’s health. Her recent publications focus on the ideology of Al Qaeda and the image of the Pan-Islamic ideal.