Jonathan Berkey, James B. Duke Professor of International Studies, Davidson College “Identity in the Pre-Modern Middle East (Until the 18th Century)” at the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Middle East History Institute on " Understanding the Modern Middle East: History, Identity, and Politics" on October 17-18, 2015 in Philadelphia. For more on this event, including articles, PowerPoint presentations, and more: www.fpri.org/events/2015/10/understanding-modern-middle-east-history-identity-and-politics