Inaugural Social Justice Lecture in Fairfax

Hello!

The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center would like to invite you to its showcase event in the spring – a public lecture on April 4th, at 6:30pm. The lecture will be delivered by Azar Nafisi, the New York Times best selling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Printed below is a stub from our press release:

“The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center is hosting its inaugural public lecture on April 4th, 2023 at 6:30pm at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Boulevard (formerly Old Lee Hwy). Sponsored by Busboys and Poets, this series of annual lectures will cover literature, culture, and global affairs.

This year’s lecture will be delivered by Azar Nafisi, the New York Times best-selling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Reflecting on current events to support women’s rights in Iran, Nafisi’s speech will touch on the two countries she calls home, and how totalitarianism in one country and totalitarian tendencies in another should be confronted through imagination and ideas. The evening will include a book signing and reception framed by the work of Mojdeh Rezaeipour, an Iranian-born Northern Virginia artist.”

If you are interested, please spread the word. This is the Eventbrite link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azar-nafisi-the-republic-of-imagination-tickets-548093320877

Regards,
Alex Pham
on behalf of the Cheuse Center
For more information, and for interviews please contact:
Leeya Mehta, Dir. Cheuse Center at GMU
lmehta@gmu.edu
(540) 577-9369