Neil MacFarquhar, United Nations bureau chief and correspondent for The New York Times will speak at the Adult School of Montclair, as part of the new “11th Hour” series on Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 – 9 p.m..
Having just returned from the Middle East, MacFarquhar will provide an inside look at the unfolding political landscape that has captured the world’s attention. A question and answer session will follow.
MacFarquhar’s exposure to the Middle East started at age three, when his family moved to Libya where his father worked for a decade in the nascent oil industry. In total, he has spent more than 25 years in the region, including five years based in Cairo as the bureau chief for The New York Times, preceded by a seven-year stint as a correspondent for The Associated Press during which he lived in Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.
He is the author of two books. The most recent, The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in the Changing Middle East, attempts to capture the underexposed side of the Middle East. The Sand Café is a fictional, satiric look at an unruly group of foreign correspondents mired in a Saudi hotel waiting for a war that never seems to start.
Wednesday, April 27 7:30–9 p.m.
@ MHS, LGI Room
$15 admission
Register online, call (973)746-6636, or pay at the door.
Please note: Montclair High School students are welcome at no charge.
