Event Name:
Lecture: Beirut - Gateway to the Middle East
Description

Event Date:
04-14-19
Event Time:
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM MST
Location:
Albuquerque Journal - 2nd Floor Auditorium
7777 Jefferson NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109
Contact Person:
Albuquerque International Association
(phone: 505-856-7277)
Details:

The Albuquerque International Association (AIA) will host a public lecture, "Beirut - Gateway to the Middle East", by Dr. Monika Ghattas, former professor of  European and Far East history at CNM for many years and author of a book titled “Los Arabes of New Mexico:  Compadres from a Distant Land”.

Synopsis: This sojourn to Beirut will focus on the city’s reputation as the gateway to the Middle East. For many travelers coming from the West, particularly from Europe and America, this city is their first introduction to the Middle East. Already in ancient times Beirut and Lebanon served as a bridge between East and West Seafaring Phoenicians carried Eastern learning and skills westward.  Centuries later European merchants landed here to begin their journey to spice markets further East. 

Today Beirut shares much of the general Mediterranean ambiance, but it is also linked linguistically, culturally, and in other subtle ways to the countries and people located further to the East.  Dr. Ghattas will take us on a virtual tour of Beirut, a city that is a heady mixture of East and West—in languages, food, and in many cultural nuances.  This contrast and complexity gives Beirut its vibrant and exciting identity.

Cost: $15/Albuquerque International Association (AIA) Members, $20/Non-Members; Students (under 30) with ID – Free. You can purchase tickets on-line with credit card  at www.abqinternational.org or at the door (cash and check only). 
*Early Bird 20% Discount: $12/AIA Members, $16/Non-Members. Payment deadline is April 7, 2019.

Links:
http://www.abqinternational.org/beirut-gateway-to-the-middle-east/