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This prearranged panel for the MEHAT conference aims to assess how relevant « immediate history » is in explaining the present events causing the Arab turmoil. The main epistemological requirement of ‘immediate’ history approach is that the historian directly experiences the event, thus not being removed from it by time. Therefore, this method imposes the classical historical expectation in terms of collecting and criticizing documents, plus the constraints of the current change. The panellist may consider the event for itself and not as a teleological consequence of expectations. Moreover, the presentations may depart from common theoretical frameworks that predict what the event may signify. We are looking for papers which draw chronological approaches and sequences on the current events, mostly in North Africa and the Middle East.The Panel Chair is Henry Laurens (Professor at College de France). Deadline for proposals 5 February 2014 to chaymaahassabo@gmail.com and rey_matthieu@yahoo.fr. Information on the conference http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/mehat/conference