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Aghanistan: A Human Rights Focus

Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type:
Panel Discussion
Organizer/Author:
Sandra Schwartz
Email:
Phone:
415-565-0201 ext. 24
Address:
65 9th St.
Location Details:
San Francisco Main Library
Koret Auditorium Grove St. Entrance

Now that a new Administration is coming on board promising more attention towards the war in Afghanistan, what should be the basis of the U.S. - Afghanistan relations? On UN Human Rights Day, join

Rona Popal of the Fremont-based Afghan Coalition, one of the large diaspora in California;
Tamim Ansary - author of West of Kabul, East of New York writes and lecture about Afghanistan, Islamic history, democracy, schooling, etc;
William T. Vollmann - prolific author and journalist; books include: Rising Up and Rising Down some thoughts on violence, freedom and urgent means and An Afghanistan Picture Show with details of his time traveling with the mujahideen; and
Dr Zaher Wahab - Professor of Education at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR; serves as a senior advisor to the Minister of Higher Education in Afghanistan

Added to the calendar on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 4:11PM
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