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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/16/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(Event canceled) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) – Newly added! Lecture: Family Histories and Political Marriages in Ethiopia by Dr. Heran Serekebrehan, Deputy Director of the Washington DC  Mayor’s Office of African Affairs The African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invites you to a lecture, “Family Histories and …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/9/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 11 a.m. Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation Sign up for our research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/2/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, noon – 1:30 p.m. (ET) Panel Discussion: Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights The Asian Division of the Library of Congress and KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights present “Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights.” Speakers include: Aisha Rahman, Executive Director, KARAMAH; Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 11/11/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Monday, November 14, 2016, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Book Talk: The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey, featuring Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt Laila El-Haddad, co-author of “The Gaza Kitchen,” is an award-winning Palestinian writer, activist, and public speaker. She was the Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English website and a regular contributor to …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 11/4/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 11 a.m. (ET) Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation Sign up for our research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. – noon. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 10/28/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Friday, November 4, 2016, noon (Newly Added!) Conversations with African Poets and Writers: Shenaz Patel The Poetry and Literature Center and the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress present Conversations with African Poets and Writers: Shenaz Patel. Mauritian writer Shenaz Patel will read selections of her work and participate in a …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 10/21/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, October 25, 2016, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) “The Persian Book Lecture Series” 2016 Focus: Literature and Performing Arts Featuring Lecture: The Return of the Masters: Connections, Contestations, and the Redrawing of Persian Literary History By Dr. Kevin Schwartz, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress This program is jointly organized by the Near …