Friday, January 25, 2008

Mariane Pearl To Speak at Butler in March

Mariane Pearl, widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and subject of the film "A Mighty Heart", will speak at Clowes Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. 2 March as part of Butler University's Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required for admission. Tickets may be obtained at the Clowes Hall box office, 317:940-6444. In her talk, "A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Daniel Pearl,” Mariane Pearl (pictured at right with their son) will address the kidnapping and brutal murder of her husband by a militant Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan. Her speech is a hallmark event of Butler’s Women’s History Celebration.

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