Clans in Arabic Culture: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

It has been said that the Americans would have been more triumphant in Iraq and Afghanistan (true, the latter is not an Arab country, but the principle is the same) had they a more in-depth understanding of how clans operate as a key socio-political mechanism in many cultures.

Please join us at the Ten Toes cafe on Somerset Ave W (corner of Rochester St) to hear from our Jordanian member Hasan Al-Yabroudi and his Yemeni colleague Thabit to discuss how and why clans are such a critical influence in Arab societies, politics and culture.