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Allen Proctor, Presbyterian Campus Ministry of Raleigh, 919/834-5184
Chad Austin, News Services, 919/515-3470

Nov. 12, 2003

Professor to Address Middle-East Peace Process in Campus Forum

Dr. Akram Khater, associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, will host a campus forum on “The Road Map to Peace in the Middle East” on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 12:40 to 1:40 p.m. in the Talley Student Center’s Blue Room, located on the center’s fourth floor. Media coverage of the forum is welcomed.

Khater, a noted specialist in the social and cultural history of the Middle East, will explore issues such as why the Middle East peace process continues to fail, what the role of the United States should be in that process, and how the issue is related to U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The forum is part of the Fall 2003 PEACE Lunch Forum Series sponsored by the Presbyterian Campus Ministry of Raleigh. The PEACE Lunch Forums bring students and faculty from various academic disciplines and religious traditions together to talk about important political and social issues. A committee of NC State faculty and staff selects the topics and speakers according to a list of criteria established by the Presbyterian Campus Ministry of Raleigh

Visit the PEACE Lunch Forum Series for more information and a schedule of future forum topics.

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