World Affairs Council of Maine

Rescheduled Breakfast Program

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

7:00am-9:00am

Portland Country Club, 11 Foreside Rd,  Falmouth Maine

With a population of over 230 million, Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country and has the world’s largest population of Muslims. The story of Indonesia’s political transition over the past decade from a military dictatorship to a democracy is remarkable. This transition has occurred in parallel with the Indonesian government’s efforts to combat militant Islam and terrorist attacks.

These themes will be the focus of Prof. Zachary Abuza’s presentation. He has researched and written extensively on Islam and terrorism in S.E.Asia, including his recent book “Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia.” He also has been widely interviewed and quoted in the U.S. media and has testified before Congress on several occasions.

Dr. Abuza is Professor and Chairman (2007-8), Department of Political Science and International Relations at Simmons College. He has also held the positions of Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (2004-05) and at the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (2007- 08).