A New Narrative of Peace: The Vision and Programs of the Gibran Chair

"This Inaugural Lecture-- presented before a distinguished audience of thought leaders, policymakers, researchers, academics, and students-- is inspirational, motivational, scholarly, well presented and organized (in a non-linear way), and contains a good balance of theory, policy, and realistic activism. The main text is presented together with two supplemental brochures that are beautifully crafted, aesthetic, content-oriented, highly informative, and enlightening." -Leonard G. Epstein, former Senior Adviser on Culture, Language and Health Literacy with the Health Resources and Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Before her appointment as Director of the George and Lisa Zakhem Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace at the University of Maryland, May Rihani worked for more than three decades in international development, focusing on education systems reform and the empowerment of women and girls. For more information about the author, please visit gibranchair.umd.edu