a caring community
uniting reason with spiritual exploration

Unitarian Church 
of Lincoln

a caring community uniting
reason with spiritual exploration

a caring community uniting
reason with spiritual exploration

a caring community uniting
reason with spiritual exploration


a caring community uniting
reason with spiritual exploration

 

2012 Winter Lecture Series

Sunday, March 11 Dinner Menu:

  • Algerian Legume stew[Al-buquel] Fava,garbanzo and white beans with potatoes, green peas and greens. Traditionally very spicy I have toned it down for the group.
  • Moroccan pumpkin-caramelized and sweetly spiced 
  • Prune onion confit-Sautéed onions and prunes
  • Couscous
  • Beets with orange blossom water and Moroccan spices-marinated salad 
  • African flat bread 
  • Three small desserts- Rich semolina cookies, Fig cake, Apricots stuffed with cheese

Northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt

Each two-hour session begins at 7:00 p.m. with the first hour featuring a presentation by our guest lecturer, followed by refreshment break and a half hour of questions and dialogue. On the seventh and final evening, the series will be capped off by a 6:00 p.m. dinner and a panel discussion at 7:00 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public, and supported by a grant from the Nebraska Humanities Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Please join us for all seven of these informative, thought-provoking sessions. Additional parking is available in the parking lot of the Catholic Social Services Building across Eldon Drive west of the church.

For more information, call or email:
Unitarian Church of Lincoln • 402.483.2213 • admin@unitarianlincoln.org
Dick Dienstbier • 402-489-7545 • rdien@neb.rr.com
Bob Stoddard • 402-464-9419 • bob.stoddard@windstream.net

WLS Schedule

NOTE : In case of inclement weather, cancellations will appear on the church web site unitarianlincoln.org and announced on KOLN-TV (channel 10/11) and KFOR radio.
January 22: The Invention of the Maghreb  Professor Majid Hannoum, of the University of Kansas, will focus on how the colonial history has shaped the current political and cultural dynamics of the region.

January 29: Historical and Current Tunisia
Nejib Ayachi, Director of the Maghreb Center in Washington, DC.

February 5: No lecture 
Superbowl Sunday.

February 12: The Arab Spring, Islam, and Islamism in Egypt
Professor Simon Wood of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.



February 19: The New Moroccan Constitution (June 2011): The Second Revolution of the King and the People
Professor Samira Sayeh of the University of Kansas.

February 26: Colonial and Current Algeria

Professor James LeSeuer of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


March 4: Northern Africa and US Policy
Raymond Maxwell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.

March 11: Dinner and Discussion
North African cuisine Dinner followed by a panel discussion by scholars of the region. Advanced reservations are required. Dinner begins at 6:00 PM.


 
 


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20 May 2012 10:00 AM • Sanctuary
27 May 2012 10:00 AM • Sanctuary

Unitarian Church of Lincoln

6300 A St. • Lincoln, NE
402.483.2213
www.unitarianlincoln.org