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Stories to Broaden Understanding - Virtual

Meet author Alia Malek

Author Alia Malek will be discussing her memoir The Home That Was Our Country.

Author Alia Malek will be discussing her memoir The Home That Was Our Country.

Alia Malet is a journalist, former civil rights lawyer and Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the International Reporting Program at the City University of New York Journalism School.  Born in Baltimore to Syrian immigrant parents, Malet’s memoir – The Home That Was Our Country - is described as a “brilliant combination of geopolitics and family history.” After her presentation, there will be a Q & A session. 

There are spaces available to attend this program. If you are not registered, you can attend the virtual program by clicking the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81048731896 

Meeting ID: 810 4873 1896

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Stories to Broaden Understanding is in partnership with Montgomery County Middle Eastern American Advisory Group, Office of Community Partnerships and Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee.

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