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MEDIA ADVISORY: Following the Arab Spring, a new constitution for Tunisia
OTTAWA,
April 3, 2014 —
The University of Ottawa invites members of the media to attend a public lecture to given by Dr. Mustapha Ben Jaafar on the revolution in Tunisia that launched the Arab Spring and led to the subsequent adoption of Tunisia’s new constitution in early 2014. Dr. Ben Jaafar is president of Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly and was responsible for drafting Tunisia’s new constitution.
WHAT: Lecture in French by Dr. Mustapha Ben Jaafar – Rempart de libertés, modèle de consensus: la nouvelle constitution tunisienne
WHEN: Friday, April 4, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Social Sciences Building (FSS), 120 University, Ottawa – 4th Floor, Room 4004
Dr. Ben Jaafar will be available for interviews at 11:30 a.m. Visit the event webpage (French only) for more information on the speaker and the event.
Information
Kina Leclair
Media Relations Officer
Office: 613-562-5800 (2529)
Cell.: 613-762-2908
kleclair@uOttawa.ca
