[Chat] Talks on civil rights and Afghanistan

[Emil Volcheck]

There are two talks this month at the Baltimore Ethical Society
that might be of interest to folks:

January 16
       Safety, Civil Rights and the Ethics of Discrimination
       By Bash Pharoan, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination League

January 30
       Reflections of Afghanistan*
       By Fahima Vorgetts, Director of the Women for Afghan Women (WAW) 
       Afghan Women's fund


January 16:   "SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE ETHICS OF DISCRIMINATION" 
Bash Pharoan, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination League
   Bash Pharoan, MD, is founder and President of the Baltimore Chapter 
for the American Arab Anti-discrimination committee and The Islamic 
Society of Maryland.  Dr. Pharoan will share his views of the specific 
effects of 9/11 on minorities in the USA as well as the broader effects 
on 9/11 on the USA and the world.  He will also discuss the common 
values and differences betwen Arab cultures and western culture, and 
give us an overview of who are Arab Americans in Maryland and the USA.
   Dr. Pharoan came to Baltimore in 1975 to begin his surgery residency 
at Franklin Square Hospital and has been there ever since.  He 
immigrated to the USA for freedom, opportunity and pursuit of 
happiness.  He believes that this nation is better because of every 
immigrant that came and built his or her life on this land.  He says, 
"We changed America and America changed us."


January 30:  REFLECTIONS OF AFGHANISTAN: Fahima Vorgetts, Director of 
Women for Afghan Women's (WAW) Afghan Women's fund
       WAW is an organization dedicated to empowering women in 
Afghanistan.  Ms. Vorgetts will discuss the current situation in 
Afghanistan, and her efforts to raise awareness about the plight of 
women and children there.
       Fahima Vorgetts is an Afghan born American, board member of WAW, 
chemist, and independent businesswoman.  She lectures world wide, at the 
United Nations, and has been interviewed by NPR and the BBC.  


Talks are held on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM at 306 West Franklin
Street.  For more information, visit

http://www.BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org/Calendar.html  .


--Emil



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Emil Volcheck
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