Kwame Anthony Appiah to Speak in May

This post is NOT for Fall 2009 students!

May 3, 2009 The Fourth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture by Nawal El Saadawi

The fourth annual PEN World Voices Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture will be presented by Egyptian novelist, psychiatrist, and activist Nawal El Saadawi.

For more than 50 years, Dr. Saadawi has written books that focus on identity, sexuality and the legal status of women—particularly Arab women—and has continued her work despite the fact that these activities cost her her position as Egypt’s Director of Public Health and led to imprisonment, threats to her life, and, ultimately, exile.

One of the leading literary, cultural, and political voices of our times, Saadawi once noted, “Danger has been a part of my life ever since I picked up a pen and wrote. Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies."

It is PEN’s great honor to welcome Dr. Saadawi to deliver this lecture. PEN President and acclaimed author Kwame Anthony Appiah will join Dr. Saadawi on stage after her lecture for a far-reaching conversation about her life and work.

When: Sunday, May 3, 2009: 6:30–8 p.m.
Where: The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street
Tickets: $15/$10 PEN members: www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444