Joel Mowbray to Discuss Egypt and Middle East, March 1

Journalist and columnist Joel Mowbray will give a talk, "Revolution in Egypt: Implications for the Middle East, Israel and the U.S. and the Possibilities Moving Forward," at 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, in the Francois Classroom E-117, Umbeck Science Mathematics Center, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The talk is free and open to the public.

Mowbray is an award-winning investigative journalist and nationally-syndicated columnist who has made over 300 appearances on TV news programs, ranging from ABC's "World News Tonight" to Fox News's "Hannity & Colmes." He was named Journalist of the Year for 2003 at the Conservative Political Action Conference and won the Eugene Katz award for excellence in immigration coverage. He was also a finalist for a National Magazine Award for outstanding investigative journalism.

Mowbray's columns are syndicated by Townhall.com and have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, National Review, New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Diego Union-Tribune, Investors Business Daily, Philadelphia Inquirer, Arizona Republic, Manchester Union Leader, FrontPage magazine, Jewish World Review, and Washington Times. Among his publications is the book "Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Threatens America's Security." Mowbray is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Georgetown University Law School.

The talk is sponsored by the Knox College Political Science Department, with support from the Intellectual Diversity Foundation, and the Reach Across Illinois Campuses of the Jewish Community Relations Council.

Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 45 states and 48 countries. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.