by Peter B. Mattox | Dec 12, 2025
Join cookbook author Sandra Garson at Scarborough Public Library for a talk on the food of the Middle East, followed by a catered lunch. Space is limited; registration is required. Garson, a former caterer and food entrepreneur, has published numerous articles and two...
by Peter B. Mattox | Dec 12, 2025
The Rockland Public Library will host Norman Olsen on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM, for a Camden Conference community event. Olsen will discuss from personal experience 34 years of deteriorating prospects for Middle East peace. This event will take place in...
by Peter B. Mattox | Nov 26, 2025
The Middle East is a generally arid region with few rivers. But as a result, the rivers that do flow there have an outsized importance, both physically and historically. In fact, some of these resources are listed among the great rivers of the world. This talk will...
by Peter B. Mattox | Nov 25, 2025
There are more than 123 million people displaced in the world today, many of whom hail from, or live in, the Middle East and North Africa. Why has this region experienced so much forced migration and what is the significance of these many layered movements? Nadia...
by Peter B. Mattox | Nov 24, 2025
Turkey is a middle power located in the Middle East – indeed, a land in the middle between Europe and Asia. Turkey has always been a challenging ally of the United States, but the country played an essential part in the days of the Cold War countering Soviet...
