DWE reports:
Dr. Lafta has now been allowed to visit Canada, where he is meeting with researchers from the University of Washington and Simon Fraser University. On Friday, he'll be participating in a live interactive webcast.
Dr. Riyadh Lafta
Al Mustansiriya University, Baghdad Iraq
"Death in Iraq"
Friday, July 20, 2007, 7:00 pmLive interactive Webcast in Seattle:
UW School of Social Work, Room 305, 4101 15th Ave NEIn Person:
Wosk Center for Dialogue, 518 W. Hastings St. Vancouver BC, CANADA
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