A presentation by
 ZULFU LIVANELI
Internationally renowned Turkish peace activist, musician, author and film director
and
AYLA GOCER

CEO of ACEV, Turkey's leading NGO and advocate for improving literacy and educational standards for socio-economically underprivileged females in the country

 Livaneli's internationally acclaimed novel and film BLISS focuses on the problem of honor killings in Turkey, the realities of life for women in rural Turkey, as well as the country's diversity and cultural complexity.   It recently won second place at the Barnes and Nobles' prestigious Discover Great New Writers Award.

Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Kennedy School of Government

Reception to meet the speakers follows
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