POSTPONED—An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville

Speaker(s)
Reza Aslan
Date
Wed October 26th 2022, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Event Sponsor
Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies
Event is open to
Everyone
Experience Type
In-Person
Location
In Person at Stanford (location TBD)

Reza Aslan discusses his new book An American Martyr in Persia about the life of Howard Baskerville.

“In 1907, Howard Baskerville, a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary, traveled from South Dakota to Persia (modern-day Iran) for a two-year stint teaching English and preaching the Gospel. Little did he know that it would be political activism, and not Christianity, that would define his life and lead to his death as a martyr in a foreign land. Baskerville’s role in the Persian struggle to become an independent and democratic society made him a hero in his adopted country. Back at home in America, however, his story is not well-known, and his legacy is not celebrated.”

Aslan Reza

Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer, producer, and scholar of religions. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Zealot, and editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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