Fullbright scholar offers insights

Published: January 17, 2007 09:25 am

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 — Christ Episcopal Church will host a speaker on Arabic culture and Islam, 7 p.m. Thursday at the parish hall.

Kamal Faiz, a Fullbright Scholar and instructor of Arabic Language and Culture at Pfeiffer University, will be the featured speaker.

A question and answer period will follow Faiz's talk.

All are welcome to attend.

Christ Church is located at 428 Pee Dee Ave., Albemarle; the hall is behind the church building.

Faiz is from Casablanca, Morocco, and is an English teacher.

He is participating in the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program.

The FTLA program gives young teachers or graduate students from around the world opportunities to share knowledge of their culture at american universities