Culturally Speaking:

Presentations

Mary Coons is the right speaker to bring in if...

•  you have an open-minded audience willing to expand their cultural horizons and enjoy a Q&A dialogue, but not a debate.
• your group consists of anyone interested in learning more about the Arab culture and Islam from a firsthand cultural immersion perspective.
• you want to raise your awareness in an effort to demystify Arab cultural practices and beliefs.
• your group consists of high school or college students, faculty/staff, cultural diversity groups, and/or a mixture of religious affiliations.
• you want to recognize and understand generalizations many Americans make about Arab Muslims.
• you want to recognize and understand generalizations many Arab Muslims make about Americans.
• you want to make a difference in your community.
• you want to offer a cultural diversity program to your faculty/staff.
• you want a content-rich Power Point presentation.
• you want to learn more about Mary's book Culturally Speaking: Promoting Cross-Cultural Awareness in a Post-9/11 World and its message.

Three 90-minute presentations are currently available: Top 11 Generalizations Americans have of Arab Muslims, Top 11 Generalizations Arab Muslims have of Americans, Marriage Selection Patterns of Bahraini Arab Muslims, and a 60-minute overview of Arab culture/Islam with some American generalizations of Arab Muslims.

For more information, download the presentation sheet flyer. Contact Mary for pricing.