Muslim Footprints in Iowa: The Story of Emir Abdelkader
Date/Time: | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012 at 6:00 pm |
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Location: | Oak Roam, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Diversity Lectures |
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John Kiser is also the author of "Communist Entrepreneurs," "Unknown Innovators in the Global Economy," "Stefan Zweig: Death of a Modern Mani," and "The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria," the latter of which won the 2006 French Siloe Prize for best book on a humanistic topic and was the basis for the 2010 Cannes award-winning film, "Of Gods and Men." Kiser has an M.A. from Columbia University in European History and MBA from the University of Chicago. He spent fifteen years as president of Kiser Research and working as an international technology broker before turning to research and writing.