ACYPL Summit, Amman, Jordan, Day 3

The Opening Plenary Session,

The Next Decade: Arab Spring or Fall?

The presenter was Shadi Hamid, Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center in QATAR, facilitated by Jay Footlick (ACYPL Alum and Trustee).   His research interests are Islamist political parties and reform in the Middle East.  He talked about U.S. response to transformations during the Arab Spring ... and suggestions for moving forward

This was followed by a discussion with

Perceptions of a Writer, New Yorker Middle East Correspondent, Peter Hessler

in conversation with Linda Rotunno, the CEO of ACYPL.  He shared his observations and lessons learned from the 2 weeks he spent in the mosque in Tahrir Square.  You can read more here

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/12/19/111219fa_fact_hessler

I also include a few photos from around Amman.