Lectures examine Afghan history, culture

The last two community lectures on the history and culture of Afghanistan and the surrounding region will be presented Nov. 26 and Dec. 4 by faculty at Dane County public libraries.

The event is part of the free public “Humanities Forums on the Middle East” are sponsored by UW–Madison’s Center for the Humanities in conjunction with the Dane Country Library Service. All talks begin at 7 p.m.

Coming up:

• Monday, Nov. 26, Sequoya branch, Madison Public Library, 513 S. Midvale Blvd., Madison, (608) 266-6385. David Morgan, professor of history, discusses how Afghanistan became the center of a world crisis.

• Tuesday, Dec. 4, main hall, Monona Community Center, 1011 Nichols Road, Monona, (608) 222-6127. Sharon Hutchinson, professor of anthropology, gives a talk, “The U.S. and Islamic Fundamentalism: The War in Sudan.”

A series of lectures on Afghanistan have been held around Dane County this month. For more information: (608) 263-3409.