Mariela Shaker presents "My Bow Bends for Peace." Syrian American Mariela Shaker is an international award-winning violinist and motivational keynote speaker. Mariela strongly believes in music as a tool to bring people from different backgrounds together and to fashion peace and love in our world. Organized by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), Mariela her debut recital at the Kennedy Center to commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20, 2015. President Obama honored her at the White House and named her Champion of Change for World Refugees.
The event is sponsored by MENA Languages Program, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, and Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished Professor Endowment.
Cost: Event is free. Registration is required.
Franziska Lys
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