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NPC Book Rap: Rod Nordland - "The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing"
Rod Nordland will discuss his new book, The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing, on February 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were…
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NPC Luncheon with Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada
Livestream will begin at 1pm ET. Denied a visa to compete in the Miss World finals in China this Saturday, Miss Canada – outspoken human rights activist Anastasia Lin – will speak at a National Press Club luncheon a day earlier, Friday, Dec. 18. China denied Lin’s visa application, telling the New York Times in a statement: “China welcomes all lawful activities organized in China by international organizations or agencies, including the Miss World pageant. But China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China.” Lin, who emigrated to China as an adolescent, has testified before…
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Mexico's Minister of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu
39th Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose
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NPC Luncheon with Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico
Governor Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, December 16. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for National Press Club members and one guest, and $37 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online by going to the following LINK. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662-7501. NPC members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP separately to [email protected] at least 48 hours in…
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NPC Election Results
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Rockwell Auction Watch Party
Chris Brann: Fighting to Bring His Abducted Son Nico Home from Brazil
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New Orleans Dinner/Jazz Night
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NPC Fall Hoot Featuring Tom DeFrank, Contributing Editor at National Journal
Amtrak Present Proposed Solutions to Runaway Railway Congestion Problems
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New NPC Member Happy Hour
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NPC Luncheon with Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will discuss the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Baltimore Compact -- an agenda that mayors want to put before the 2016 presidential candidates -- at a National Press Club luncheon Oct. 7. Rawlings-Blake, whose city was hit by riots following the death of Freddie Gray in April, will appear shortly after the conference's leadership meeting, at which time they will develop the agenda. The city on Tuesday announced a $6.4 million civil settlement with Gray's family. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-…
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