It. Or signup online. If youd like to ask the speaker or something look for the q a button. We will get through as many as time allows. And then to have a more public reunion. We greatly appreciate any and all support and lastly as you may know technical issues can come up. And now i am so pleased to introduce novelist and journalist and is a finalist for the work of fiction teaching at condi university and previously taught at yale to celebrate college the nonfiction work has been featured. Katie odonnell is a Senior Editor and a National Book award winner and began her career. [inaudible] tonight discussing the latest book a more Perfect Union a captivating portrait which those of reconstruction from the civil rights to the warning and protest with the incremental progress. The result is elegant and crafted. [inaudible] thank you so much. How are you doing tonight . I am well. Thank you for doing this with m me. This will be great fun. Im excited. Is this was Just Announced we starte
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Director of the schoolcraft institute of internationalst here at the texas a m university. I would like to welcome our specialco event this evening wih kim ghattas who will speak on a recent book, black wave, saudi arabia, iran and the 40 year rivalry that unraveled culture, religion and collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading and did not quite get the right but cannot put it down because it wasnt so interesting. If you have not read it afterre this evening im sure you will try to get the book if you have not already but i would urge you to read at grade its absolutely fascinating and well written and well researched and a narrative flow to it anded its troublingi have to say but thats the purpose of the book. I would like to announce unfortunately that our event in todays with ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to College Station and had and so hisergency lecture wednesday evening will be postponed
This institute of the international affairs. Here the texas a m university. I would like to welcome our special event tonight with kim, she will speak in a recent book black waves. In the 40 year rivalry that and reveled cultural religion in the middle east. I actually spent the reading weekend reading. I could put down. If you have not read it, i am sure you will try to get the book if you have not already after this evening but i would urge you to read it printed it is absolutely fascinating. It is very well written print is a narrative flow to it is very troubling i have to say but thats part of the book i think. I would like to announce unfortunately that are event in todays with them best or dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to conversation had a family emergency. I was lecture wednesday evening will be postponed until later. Kim is an emmy awarding journalist and writer who comes from a middle east for bbc in the financial times. Reported from