Monday, November 9
Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404
Alia Malek – Lecture and Book Signing
A Country Called Amreeka:
Arab Roots, American Stories
7 p.m.
Alia Malek, civil rights attorney and author of the new Free Press/Simon and Schuster book A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories, will offer a lecture on Monday, November 9 at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall Room 404. She will also hold a book-signing following the lecture -- her book will be on sale at the event. In A Country Called Amreeka, the Syrian-American Malek weaves stories of the Arab-American community (3.5 million strong) into the story of America, using lively and moving narratives of real people who have lived history all around the country. “Engaging and enlightening – impossible to put down,” says longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas of Malek’s book, while Queen Noor of Jordan called it “remarkable.” Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, the public can contact the Levantine Cultural Center at (310) 657-5511. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Peace Studies Program and the Arabic Club.