UAE News Reports on UMaine Conference Collaboration

The gulfnews.com website in the United Arab Emirates carried an article Thursday about the conference in Abu Dhabi sponsored jointly by the UMaine School of International Affairs (SPIA) and the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in Abu Dhabi. The two-day conference, May 16-17, “Islam and the West: A Civilized Dialogue,” brought together experts from Eastern and Western cultures to explore ways to improve relations. Eight UMaine students and SPIA leaders attended. Their travel expenses were paid by the ECSSR.

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