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     Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, from the University of Texas at
Austin, will be the guest speaker at the Wednesday, November 17,
1993 meeting of Amnesty International.  The title of her talk is
"Perceptions of Amnesty International in the Middle East".  

     Professor Fernea is a noted scholar, writer, and film maker
whose work focuses on North African and Middle Eastern culture. 
Books that she has written include Guests of the Sheik, which
relates her experiences living in a remote Iraqi village, A View
From the Nile, about life in Egypt, and Middle Eastern Muslim
Women Speak, a collection of 23 essays by and about Middle
Eastern Women.  Her film titles include Veiled Revolution, this
film explores why women in the Middle East are returning to
traditional dress, My Enemy is My Friend (collaborated with Steve
Talley) a film about a Jewish-Arab Dialogue group in Los Angeles,
and The Struggle For Peace, (shown on PBS) this film explores the
work of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists.  Please join us
for what should be a lively evening.

     Professor Fernea will speak at a joint meeting of the OSU
and Columbus Amnesty International groups.  The meeting is at
Summit United Methodist Church, 82 E. 16th Ave. (a block from
High St.).  The Wednesday, November 17 meeting begins at 7 p.m. 

     Amnesty International is a non-profit, non-political, world
wide group working for impartially for human rights throughout
the world.