Human Rights and Media Freedom Issues in Contemporary Turkey: Featuring Abdulhamit Bilici and Mahir Zeynalov.
All are welcome to attend a panel on media freedom and human rights issues in contemporary Turkey, sponsored by the Middle East Studies Program, with a special thanks to the Arab Culture Club. The event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. in Monroe Hall, Room 346.
Speakers: Mahir Zeynalov is a weekly columnist for Al Arabiya and a blogger at Huffington Post, based in Washington, D.C. Abdulhamit Bilici is a former Turkish newspaper executive and the former editor-in-chief of the newspaper Zaman. He was also the chief executive officer of its English-language version, Today’s Zaman.
Contact J.C. Sevart at 540-903-8649 or jsevart@mail.umw.edu with questions.