Past Events
January 2013
St Aidan's College Winter Congregation Reception
10th January 2013
Lindisfarne Centre
6pm-9pm
The College held a reception this winter for all graduands and their guests for congregation. A selection of drinks and nibbles were provided.
October 2012
BBC World Service: The Forum
St. Aidan’s College Writing Fellow, Dr. Fadia Faqir, was a participant in the BBC World Service programme The Forum. The brief was intriguing:
Do you have a guilty secret that keeps you tossing and turning at night? Or do you sleep easy with a clear conscience? The Forum's subject this week is guilt: how much does it affect the behaviour of individuals, families and entire nations? Joining Bridget Kendall this week are Australian novelist and author of Schindler's List, Thomas Keneally, Turkish historian Taner Akcam and Jordanian writer Fadia Faqir.
You can listen to the programme on:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zfxhv
Photographer - Matthew Mack
Durham Book Festival
On Friday 26th October, as our contribution to this year’s Durham Book Festival, we hosted Dr. Amal Al-Malki in St. Aidan’s, to launch her book Arab Women in Arab News: Old Stereotypes and New Media.
The photograph to the right shows Dr Frenk, College Prinicpal, introducing Dr Al-Malki [left] and Dr Fadia Faqir [right].
Photographer - Matthew Mack
An appreciative audience engaged with a range of issues arising from a beautifully focused and stimulating presentation. Following a lively discussion, Dr. Al-Malki signed copies of her book, before continuing the debate over dinner with a range of Durham academics, students and representatives from regional Arts and Media and her publisher, Macmillan.
For the remaining events in the Book Festival, visit: