Raghida Dergham, senior correspondent for the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayaat and news consultant for NBC, will speak at Grand Valley on Iraq and Palestine: Reflections on American and Arab Perspectives. The lecture, co-sponsored by Grand Valleys student-run Arab Culture Club, takes place on September 30 in the Grand River Room (second floor) of the Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus. The program begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public free of charge.
Dergham, a Lebanese-born American living in New York, has covered international political affairs for the London-based Al-Hayaat since 1989. She also writes a weekly column focusing on Middle East affairs, and writes regularly for The New York Times and other major newspapers. Dergham has interviewed more than 20 heads of state including President Bush, Egyptian President Mubarak and Jordans late King Hussein, and has covered U.S.-Russian summit meetings and numerous Mideast peace conferences.
