Invitation to an exciting panel discussion: 1914 and the History of the Middle East Reassessing the First World War and Its Impact on the Region March 20, 2014 5:00-7:00pm Heller Building, Room 163 Join us for in-depth discussion on how new findings have changed our understanding of World War I and how the war dramatically transformed the Middle East. New Understandings of the Great War: The Causes, Course and Consequences Paul Jankowski, Raymond Ginger Professor of History at Brandeis University Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor in the Political Science Department at MIT The Impact of World War I on the Middle East Cyrus Schayegh, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University Asher Kaufman, Associate Professor of History and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame Middle Eastern refreshments will be served Co-Sponsors: Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Department of History, Department of Politics, and Schusterman Center for Israel Studies