Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, January 18, 2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Report from the Middle East:
Focusing on Syria, Lebanon and Iran
Three panelists discuss the interrelationships
of these countries and how they affect each other
and the larger Middle East.
Saturday, January 18, 2025 12:00-3:00pm
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
Panelists:
- Mazen Halabi grew up in Damascus, Syria, where he is a Community Activist. He still has immediate family, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews there.
- Born in Tehran, Mehr “Jay” Shahidi has been an international affairs researcher, public speaker, opinion writer, lobbyist, consultant and human rights activist since 1968 as well as a business owner since 1977 who now lives in Saint Louis Park. He has published dozens of opinion articles and given over 1,200 public speeches on social-political issues.
- Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Maamoun Slayhi is an IT professional specializing in system administration, cloud technologies, and information security. He is also an active member of the Minnesota Palestinian Coalition and other grassroots political groups, passionately advocating for justice in the Middle East, with a focus on Lebanon and Palestine.
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