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Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: Khalili Lecture TheatreConference Programme:Session I [10:00 am – 12:00 pm]The character &#38; changing dynamics of the Syrian revolutionGilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies &#38; International Relations, SOAS, author of The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab UprisingRobin Yassin-Kassab, Author of The Road From Damascus, co-editor of Critical Muslim &#38; PULSESalwa Ismail, Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East, SOAS, author of Rethinking Islamist Politics: Culture, the State and IslamismModerator: Rima Majed, PhD Candidate in Political Sociology, Oxford University, member of Oxford Solidarity For SyriaLunch Break [12:00 pm – 2:00 pm]Session II [2:00 pm – 4:00 pm]Combating media distortions, challenging dominant narratives on SyriaBente Scheller, Middle East Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, author of The Wisdom of Syria’s Waiting Game: Foreign Policy Under the AssadsMuhammad Idrees Ahmad, Co-editor of PULSE, author of The Road to Iraq: The Making of a Neoconservative WarScott Lucas, Editor of EA WorldView (eaworldview.com), Professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham, author of The Betrayal of DissentModerator: Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver, co-editor of The Syria DilemmaCoffee Break [4:00 pm - 4:30 pm]Session III [4:30 pm - 6:30 pm]Building solidarity: What concrete forms of action can we take to support the Syrian people?Kristyan Benedict, Crisis Response &#38; Tactical Campaigns Manager, Amnesty International UKReem Al-Assil, Member of the activist collective Freedom Days &#38; the Syrian Nonviolence MovementRima Majed, PhD Candidate in Political Sociology, Oxford University, member of Oxford Solidarity For SyriaModerator: Danny Postel, Associate Director of the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver, co-editor of The Syria DilemmaPlus a special video message from Syrian playwright Mohammad al Attar—via BeirutAdmission is free and open to all with no pre-registration required.Organiser: Center for Middle East Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Denver and LMEIContact email: vp6@soas.ac.ukContact Tel: 020 7898 4330 / 4490Sponsor: Amnesty International UK, PULSE Media, EA WorldView, Critical Muslim and Oxford Solidarity For Syria.