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ISIS: The New Face of Terror in the 21st Century
September 17th,2014 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Baher Ghosheh, Ph.D. JES Scholar-in-Residence, JES Board of Trustees Chair
The turmoil and chaos that followed the US invasion of Iraq, the Arab Spring, the revolts, revolutions and counter-revolutions in the Middle East have given birth to new actors in the region, most notably, ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and greater Syria). ISIS, a radical Sunni terrorist group that capitalized on the grievances of Sunnis in Iraq and Syria - though small in number - has managed to control vast territories in both Iraq and Syria. The group has recently changed their name to IS (Islamic State) and has selected a new Caliph. IS poses a real and present danger not just to Iraq and Syria, but to the US and the world at large. Baher Ghosheh, Ph.D.
Baher Ghosheh, Ph.D. JES Scholar-in-Residence, JES Board of Trustees Chair
Dr. Baher Ghosheh, Ph.D., is a scholar-in-residence at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania. An expert in Middle Eastern Studies, he holds a Ph.D. in Economic Development from SUNY-Buffalo and was a Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, cultural and economic Geography at Edinboro University until retiring in 2022. He has graduate degrees in International Relations/Middle Eastern Studies, International Trade, and Comparative Economic Development. A native of Jerusalem, Dr. Ghosheh has lived in eight countries, traveled to 70 countries. He and taught in Japan, China, Russia, Italy, and Morocco. He was awarded a Fulbright to conduct research in Malaysia and Singapore and was selected as the Pennsylvania Geographer of the Year and Edinboro University’s Educator of the Year. He regularly teaches for the Road Scholars program at the Chautauqua Institution.
