Wednesday, December 16th at 6:30 PMNYU Abu Dhabi Institute: 19 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10011Please join Bidoun and NYU Abu Dhabi for an encounter between philosopher Sadik Jalal Al-Azm, famous for his controversial and censured works on religion, politics and culture in the Middle East, and Bilal Khbeiz, an independent poet, essayist and journalist in exile, bringing both men’s personal experiences to bear on a discussion of the Arab intellectual as political, cultural and social construct.Space is limited. Please RSVP to 19wsn.rsvp@nyu.edu.