Lebanese-American journalist and NPR host Leila Fadel will present The University of Toledo’s 23rd Annual Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture.
The free, public lecture is 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Law Center McQuade Auditorium with first-come, first-served seating. The event will be livestreamed on the University’s YouTube channel.
NPR host Leila Fadel will present The University of Toledo’s 23rd Annual Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture on Oct. 12 in the Law Center McQuade Auditorium.
Fadel is a host of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and “Up First” programs.
The public also is invited to a free reception prior to the lecture from 5 to 5:45 p.m. in the UToledo Law Center.
Before hosting “Morning Edition” and “Up First,” Fadel served as NPR’s international correspondent based in Cairo, where she covered the Arab Spring and its results throughout the Middle East. Fadel was awarded the Lowell Thomas Award from the Overseas Press Club for her coverage of the 2013 coup in Egypt.
In 2016, Fadel was named the Council on Foreign Relations Edward R. Murrow Fellow. Her series, “Muslims in America: A New Generation,” produced in collaboration with National Geographic, won the prestigious Goldziher Prize in 2019. In 2007, Fadel won the George Polk Award for her international coverage of the Iraq war, which she undertook with Knight Ridder, McClatchy Newspapers and Washington Post.
To learn more about Fadel, read her online biography at the NPR website.
Event parking is available in Area 12. A visitor parking permit is required to park on campus at all times. A temporary visitor permit can be purchased online in advance of the event.
The Maryse and Ramzy Mikhail Memorial Lecture has been a continuous event at The University of Toledo since 2001 and is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters and the Mikhail Endowment Fund, which was originally established through a donation from the Mikhail family to honor the work and contributions of Maryse Mikhail and her involvement in educational, philanthropic and interfaith organizations.
The fund supports an annual lecture dealing with Arab culture, history, politics, economics and other aspects of life in the Middle East, including issues of peace and justice. More information is available on the event website.
Those who wish to make a tax-deductible contribution to the fund can go to the UToledo Foundation website.
