To the Editor,
I just want to say a few words about the Walpole Peace and Justice Group’s Speakers Series. We have had I wide range of speakers so far covering such topics as Cuba, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Taiwan, Venezuela, and Islam. (We might have Mr. Hafiz Muhammad Masool back because we ran out of time before he could answer everyone’s questions. For those of you who couldn’t hear Mr. Masool speak and would like to know more about Islam, he was kind enough to donate the brief and very informative film, Islam: A Closer Look, to the library.)
I am particularly looking forward to our next talk on Iraq by Dr. Nabeel Khudairi. Iraq has become the single, most important issue for most Americans today. What is happening in Iraq will have an impact on all our lives for years to come. I don’t know if Dr. Khudairi supports the war in Iraq or if he is against it. When I talked to him, I merely asked if he would talk about Iraq and he said he would like to.
Dr. Khudairi was born in Baghdad in 1961 and his family moved to Boston in 1966 in order to avoid political harassment by the Ba’ath Party. His family returned to Iraq for a few years in the mid 1970’s but left again when Saddam Hussein seized the presidency. He still has close ties to Iraq since many of his friends and relatives still live there. Dr. Khudairi is an optometrist with private practices in Norwood and Wellesley. He is president of the Norwood Lions Club as well as the Islamic Council of New England. I hope we get our largest turnout yet for what should be a very informative and important talk for everyone.
Paul Peckham
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