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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Die Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften und die Botschaft des Staates Israel
laden ein zu einem Vortrag in englischer Sprache von
Prof. Haim Harari (Israel)
A View from the Eye of the Storm - Terror and Reason in the Middle East
11. April 2007, 20 Uhr
Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt
Leibniz-Saal, Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin
Einführung und Moderation: Prof. Alexander Bradshaw, Mitglied der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
A Fifth generation Israeli born scientist presents a very personal view of current events in the Middle East and of global terrorism, concentrating on issues of the greater Middle East rather than on the Israeli-Arab conflict. The roles of technology, education, finance, international law and the media are discussed. Some of the main points: The Israeli-Arab conflict is not at all at the center of the drama; International Law must be rewritten to adapt to the age of State sponsored terrorism; Words are a weapon of mass destruction; Communities which produce large numbers of suicide murderers are committing their own suicide. The talk is based on a book of the same title, by the speaker.
Prof. Haim Harari served as President of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel from 1988 to 2001. He holds several honours and memberships. He is member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and currently holds the chair at the Davidson Institute of Science Education. His book "A View from the Eye of the Storm - Terror and Reason in the Middle East" has been published in New York in 2005.
Das Jahresthema Europa im Nahen Osten - Der Nahe Osten in Europa ist eine Initiative der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Sie dient der stärkeren Vermittlung von Wissenschaft in die Öffentlichkeit. Die Wahl des Jahresthemas 2007/8 entstand in Verbindung mit dem gleichnamigen Forschungsprogramm, das von der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und dem Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin gemeinsam getragen wird. Das Jahresthema wird von Berliner Universitäten sowie weiteren Einrichtungen der Forschung und Kulturvermittlung unterstützt.
Presseanmeldungen und weitergehende Informationen:
Gisela Lerch
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Jägerstraße 22/23, 10117 Berlin
Tel. 030/20370-657
Fax: 030/20370-366
E-mail: glerch@bbaw.de
Information on participating / attending:
Die Veranstaltung ist öffentlich. Der Eintritt ist frei.
Date:
04/11/2007 20:00 - 04/11/2007 22:00
Event venue:
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leibniz-Saal
Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, all interested persons
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
History / archaeology, Law, Philosophy / ethics, Politics, Religion, Social studies
Types of events:
Entry:
03/28/2007
Sender/author:
Gisela Lerch
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event19962
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