Club member offers invitation to Abrahamic discussion series, 6:30 pm Feb. 25

Club member Mehmet Saracoglu invites National Press Club members to Rumi Forum`s Abrahamic Discussion Series on “Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Immigrants in our Midst” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the American Turkish Friendship Association, 3949 University Drive, Fairfax, Va.

The discussion will be moderated by Sandra Chisholm, who has been the Fairfax County Community Interfaith Liaison for over 15 years and directs the Fairfax County Community Interfaith Coordination Program.

Panelists include Rabbi Gerald Serotta, executive director of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC), Patricia Maloof, program director of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, and Naseem Rizvi, formerly with the Open Society Foundation.

The program is free and open to the public. Registration is required.. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. and discussion will begin at 7:00 p.m.