Phebe Marr

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Phebe Marr
Born (1931-09-21) September 21, 1931 (age 92)
NationalityAmerican
Education Radcliffe College
Harvard University (PhD)
OccupationHistorian

Phebe Marr (born September 21, 1931) is an American historian of modern Iraq with the Middle East Institute. [1] [2] [3]

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She has been research professor at the National Defense University and a retired professor of history at University of Tennessee and Stanislaus State University in California. [4]

Academic career

Marr received a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history from Harvard University and a master's in Middle East studies from Radcliffe College. [4]

Professional career

Marr is currently on the board of directors at the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that seeks to educate American citizens and policy-makers about Middle East issues and Islam. She also serves on the board of directors of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, an NGO that works to promote dialogue between the US and predominantly Muslim countries. [5]

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References

  1. "Phebe Marr" . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. "Interview". pbs.org. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. "Iraq, not Balkans". cfr.org. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Institute of Peace Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Voices". usatoday.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2017.