Lecture, University of Wyoming’s “World to Wyoming” Series

Lecture, University of Wyoming’s “World to Wyoming” Series Wednesday, March 14, 6 PM (student presentations); 7 PM Mark Jenkins lecture A free lecture by National Geographic writer Mark Jenkins, a part of the University of Wyoming’s “World to Wyoming” Lecture Series. Jenkins led a four-man team of highly accomplished Wyoming climbers to South Sinai, visiting the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world: St. Catherine’s (built in 565 A.D.) Despite being Eastern Orthodox, this site is holy to not only Christians, but also to Jews and Muslims. The team lived with the Bedouin, traveled by camel caravan, and put up new routes on 1,000-foot walls. This presentation is about that epic expedition to climb big rocks in a remote land; it is about the Christian monks and Bedouin nomads who live there; it is about a place where tolerance is more powerful than terrorism. Contact: Buffalo Bill Center of the West / UW Center for Global Studies Email: globalct@uwyo.edu Phone: 307-766-3152 More Info: https://centerofthewest.org/event/lecture-egypt-expedition/