On October 5, 2011, Northeast Ohio University Consortium for Mid East Studies in conjunction with CWRU, CSU, Kent State University, and Oberlin College will present Rami George Khouri at the Breen Center for Performing Arts. Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and US citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth.
He is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut as well as editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and author.
Rami was a visiting scholar at Stanford University in October 2006, and in November 2006, he was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East. Read more here
A reception will follow in the lobby. There is no charge for this event and no tickets are necessary.
