The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program and the Department of Political Science at Hunter College-CUNY, in collaboration with MERIP, invite you to a special roundtable on "Human Rights and the Regional Order in the New Regional Order in the Middle East/SWANA" on November 4, 2026 at 6PM.

The conversation will feature Ervand Abrahamian, a longtime MERIP contributor and editor and distinguished professor of Iranian and Middle Eastern History at Politics at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, Heba Gowayed, a MERIP contributor and associate professor of sociology at Hunter College, and Gabriel Young, senior program officer at the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre. The event will be introduced by Jillian Schwedler, co-chair of MERIP's editorial committee and distinguished professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, and moderated by James Ryan, MERIP's executive director. The event will address the situation of human rights within the transnational landscape of war and revolution in the region and in the United States, as well as reflections on the results of the US midterm elections.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required. See the link below to register. The event begins at 6PM and a reception will follow.