Bridging the Middle East and America Through Culture
Reza Aslan, Author, No God But God, How to Win a Cosmic War, and Tablet and Pen; Contributing Editor, The Daily Beast
Wajahat Ali, Playwright, “The Domestic Crusaders;” Journalist; Attorney; Creator, Goatmilk: An Intellectual Playground Blog
Zoe Ferraris, Author, Finding Nouf and City of Veils
Najva Sol, Photographer; Poet; Co-founder, the Lowbrow Society for the Arts
In conversation with Laura Sydell, Arts Correspondent, National Public Radio - Moderator
American headlines about the Middle East often focus on terrorism, suicide bombings and escalating tensions. The mainstream media can create a massive American cultural blindspot around the literature, history and stories of the Middle East. A political commentator, New York Times best-selling author and an analyst on CBS News, Aslan is considered by some to be an American window to Islam. He is now looking to bridge the gap and share the best of the Middle East's literary leaders. Join the acclaimed author and contributing editor to The Daily Beast as he brings you the cultural luminaries from Iran, Pakistan, Morocco and Turkey and beyond.
Hope to see you there!
This sounds wonderful - will look for broadcasts on NPR out East! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I'll put the word out about broadcasts. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHow did the panel discussion go?!
ReplyDeleteLaura
This event was fantastic!! I wanted it to be longer. I'll keep you posted on broadcast dates for NPR, thanks for asking!
ReplyDeleteOh, this will teach me to forget to crawl out from under my rock and see what's going on. So sorry, I missed this, Zoe. What a lineup! Glad it was fantastic. I'll look forward to the broadcast. Will there be a transcript anywhere, do you know?
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