In April PPPA hosted political analyst and essayist Mr. Faisal Roble (below center) of the Institute for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs. His lecture, entitled “Post Civil War Soma­lia:  Chal­lenges and Oppor­tu­ni­ties,” was well attended, and kicked off the first of several meetings and engagements he held with the UWT and Somali communities over a three-day period.  His visit was jointly sponsored by UW Tacoma Arts & Lectures Committee and the Somali Student Association at UW Tacoma.  As part of the same series, Dr. Nader Hashemi, Associate Professor Of Middle East and Islamic Studies and Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies,  visited UWT in May to discuss current events in Iran and the Geneva Nuclear Deal.  His presentation can be accessed via this link: Dr. Nader Hashemi at UW Tacoma