Sunday, April 15, 2007
11 a.m. in Hollywood, 4:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa*  

     Before the introduction of Islam in 7th century Arabia, war widows were poor, baby girls were buried alive, and order was maintained through brutish tribal law. With a new religion of "submission" ("Islam"), violence was moderated and women received unprecedented rights. Today, the religion that once brought peace to Arabia forces Afghan women to hide beneath burkas, sentences adulterers to death by stoning, and entices fanatical Muslims to blow themselves up, taking innocent victims with them in return for luxuries in heaven. Los Angeles author and historian Amanda Roraback will explore these changes in her talk.

     Roraback wrote the "World in a Nutshell" book series that includes Afghanistan in a Nutshell, Iraq in a Nutshell, (both L.A. Times Bestsellers) and others on Iran, Islam, Pakistan, and Israel/Palestine. She has received a bachelor's and master's degree in history and completed three years of work towards a Ph.D. degree in Soviet history at UCLA.

*This lecture will be repeated at 4:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa at the Costa Mesa Community Center,
1845 Park Ave. map

Hosted by the CFI Community of Orange County.

$6, or free for Friends of the Center.

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(for Hollywood lecture only)

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(323) 666-9797 ext. 102,or email: info@cfiwest.org
 

The Center for Inquiry-West
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027
2 blocks west of Vermont
at Berendo
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