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TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s International Affairs Forum continues its regular lecture series at 6 p.m. March 17 with “Is ISIS a Threat to Central Asia?” presented by Dr. Martha Brill Olcott, visiting professor, James Madison College, at Michigan State University.<\/p>\n

The countries of central Asia, once part of the Soviet Union, are predominantly Muslim and have historically charted a course based on secular rather than religious principles. Do these secular traditions risk falling prey to the spread of Islamic fundamentalism? Does ISIS, now operating in nearby Afghanistan, pose a terror threat to aging autocratic regimes such as in Uzbekistan? Olcott, also a <\/span>visiting professor at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Kazakhstan, is <\/span>America’s leading authority on Central Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets are $10 each and available at the door. Tickets are free for current students and educators.<\/span><\/p>\n

IAF has also added an April 11 special fundraiser lecture to its spring lineup. Proceeds from tickets sales to “North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom” will support Traverse City Central High School’s Academic World Quest team’s trip to Washington D.C. for the national competition later in April. The 6 p.m. lecture at Traverse City Central High School’s auditorium will be presented by U.S. Air Force Major General (retired) Brian Bishop, former deputy chief of staff, UN Command and U.S. Forces-Korea. Bishop is a part-timeTraverse City resident and NMC flight instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n

His wife, Linda Lindquist-Bishop, a champion sailor who was a member of the first all-women’s team to sail in the America’s Cup race, will introduce Bishop and discuss living in Korea. Tickets are $10 at the door and free for students and educators, though donations are appreciated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Release date: March 14, 2016<\/h3>\n

For more information:<\/h2>\n

Karen Segal
International Affairs Forum co-chair
(231) 715-6064
jsegal_kpuschel@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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