Ottawa – Carleton University’s College of the Humanities and the Glebe Community Centre are pleased to announce that Dr. Farhang Rajaee will present the first lecture in a new series called Humanities: From Athens to Ottawa.

Dr. Rajaee’s lecture is entitled Islam and the West and is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the community centre, 175 Third Avenue.

Dr. Rajaee is director of the College of Humanities, a noted scholar of international relations and, most recently, the author of Islamism and Modernism: The Changing Discourse in Iran.

The session is free and open to the public.

The new co-hosted lecture series aims to bring faculty research to a broader audience. Meet our award-winning faculty members as they share their excitement about the humanities with the community.

Upcoming speakers include Dr. Angela Sumegi, who will speak about Taming the Mind: Zen Path to Awakening.