Modern Middle East
Presentation Groups
Group 1: Zionism & Christians as Minorities
Karla Behunin: Roots of Zionism: Religious vs. Secular
Marisela Cardona: Arab/Zionist-Israel Conflict: Then & Now
Sean Pence: Zionist movement/Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Sarah Rhodes: The Issue of Christians in Iraq
Matthew Mullen: Christian Minorities in Lebanon
Group 2: Internal Governmental Procedure, Relations and Politics
Scott Witsling: Cold War politics and its relation to using Afghanistan as a
cold study: Krochevs’ politics
Joshua Taylor: Origins of the Chechen Rebellion
Aaron Snyder: The Beirut Massacre and What Events Lead to the Event
Kali Collins: PLO & Similar groups considered Terrorist Actions in Munich
& How they Affect Other Countries
Ed Dreyer: Jordan-Israeli Relations
Kristin Ibrahim: the rise of political Islam in Central Asia
Group 3: Iran & Democracy in the Middle East
Lisa Jansheski: Democracy and Violence in the Middle East
Courtney Burns: Democracy in the Middle East
Brian Marvel: Iranian Revolution: Focusing on Secular Crisis and
Economic & Political Relations Between USA & Iran
Nathan Walker: Modern Iran
Tyler Ashline: Iran Revolution, how could it have been handled differently
Group 4: Western & External Influence in the Middle East
Allen Born: Why Western Ideas Haven’t Worked in Eastern Countries
Sam King: Current Sunni/Shiite Civil War Conflict & its effect on
America’s applied democracy in Iraq
Ryan Frost: Saddam Hussein in Power and American Intervention
John Woodward: Across the Desert: The Long Range Desert Group
Group 5: Social & Cultural Issues in the Middle East
Darren Zibell: Persian Cultural Influence on Her Captors
Lauren Millett: Emergence of Women after the Iranian Revolution
Emily Spicer: Contemporary Israeli Poetry
James Herr: Civil Unrest in Egypt
Caolon McNamee: The How and Why of Amibiguousness From Hitler to
the Arab Middle East
Group 6: Key Players
Thomas Lear: A History of Osama bin Laden: Understanding his Motives
John Benskia: Ataturk his affect Turkey
Brandon Cornelio: Biography of Osama bin Laden