Discussion via Video Conference with American Congressman Keith Ellison
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Alexandria—The BA Public Services Department is organizing a Seminar via video conference with American Congressman Keith Ellison on 28 April 2009. He will virtually meet the Egyptian public for a discussion focusing on the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Now 45 years old, Ellison made history as the first African American from Minnesota to serve in the U.S. Congress and the first Muslim in America to serve in Congress.
To Kill a Mockingbird, first published in 1960, is still a bestseller. It was translated into forty different languages and is considered an American classic. Set in the America of the 1930s, the novel narrates the story of an African-American who was discriminatorily accused of raping a white woman.
This video conference is part of the activities of The Big Read Egypt/U.S. , a cultural project including various public events around a selected novel. It is a collaborative Global Cultural Initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest and the Institute of Museums and Library Services.
The Seminar will take place at the BACC Lectures Hall at 3:00 pm.