25 November 2006
 
Former Iranian Ambassador to Speak in Brattleboro
Windham World Affairs Council Program
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Ed. Note: This promises to be an interesting evening program ten days from now.  CCB

 Former Iranian Ambassador Discusses Middle Eastern Perceptions

 of American Policy


      Mansour Farhang, former Iranian Ambassador to the UN, will discuss Middle Eastern perceptions of America's stated intentions in the region in a talk at Brattleboro's Brooks Memorial Library on December 6. The talk, "America and the Middle East," is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and takes place at 7:00 p.m. The program is cohosted by the Library and the Windham World Affairs Council of Vermont.

     Farhang was Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in 1979-1980. Since 1983 he has taught international relations and Middle Eastern politics at Bennington College. He has written for academic publications, popular periodicals, and newspapers. He serves on Human Rights Watch/Middle East and has appeared as a commentator on television and radio, and is the author of A Theology in Power: Reflections on the Iranian Revolution, to be published in 2007.

     The program is free, accessible to people with disabilities and open to the public. For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802.254.5290, ext 101, www.brooks.lib.vt.us,  or contact the Vermont Humanities Council at 802.262.2626 or info@vermonthumanities.org, or visit www.vermonthumanities.org.

 


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