Terror in Middle East is Explored in Live Talk

Bernard Haykel and Clifford Chanin speak onstage during a public program at the Museum’s Auditorium.
Bernard Haykel (left) and Clifford Chanin during the first talk in the series in March 2015. (Photo: Jin Lee)

The fighting and terror ravaging parts of the Middle East will be the focus of the second talk in a recently launched 9/11 Memorial Museum monthly series titled “The Heart of the Matter.”

Bernard Haykel, leading expert on extremist Islamist ideology and Princeton University professor, joins Clifford Chanin, 9/11 Memorial vice president for education and public programs, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Haykel will also explore the causes behind the conflict and what they mean for U.S. security.

You can register for the event here. Tickets are $12, or $8 with a valid student ID.

This live talk series will explore current events in the Middle East and the violent spread of Islamist radicalism.

The third talk in the series will take place Wednesday, May 20 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Details to follow.

By Jordan Friedman, 9/11 Memorial Research and Digital Projects Associate

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