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PCC to co-sponsor presentation by Rami George Khouri
Photos and story by Kate Chester
The “Arab Spring” continues, creating a ripple effect – with tidal wave strength – throughout the Middle East. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Portlanders will get the chance to better understand the complexity and impact of current events with the help of award-winning scholar and journalist Rami George Khouri, who will deliver the talk, “Diplomatic Stalemate and Democratic Revolts: Making Sense of a Middle East in Transition.”
PCC is co-sponsoring a presentation about changing dynamics in the Middle East given by Rami G. Khouri on Oct. 20.
The presentation will take place at Westminster Presbyterian Church (1624 NE Hancock, Portland, 97212). A reception kicks off at 6 p.m., followed by the talk at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Free parking; wheelchair-accessible.
Khouri is the director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. A syndicated columnist and author – and the editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star – he is regularly interviewed about Middle East politics by the BBC, NPR, and other global media outlets.
Khouri, a Palestinian-Jordanian and U.S. citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman and Nazareth, is a former visiting scholar at Stanford University. He was the co-recipient of the 2006 Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East. For more information about Khouri, visit his Web site: www.ramikhouri.com.
The presentation is hosted by the Institute for Christian-Muslim Understanding. Co-sponsors include the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon, Portland Community College’s Internationalization Initiative, Portland State University’s Middle East Studies Center and Center for Turkish Studies, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.
For additional details about the talk, contact Kate Chester, Community Relations manager at PCC Sylvania, at (971) 722-8233.