A New Arab World? A Conversation with Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's flagship International Affairs program, Editor at Large of TIME, a Washington Post columnist, and a New York Times bestselling author

Navina Najat Haidar, curator, Department of Islamic Art

The Met's galleries for the art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia offer an epic view of fourteen centuries of the art and culture of the Islamic world. Fareed Zakaria utilizes his deep experience with the region to create a context for the cultural and historical narratives explored in the new galleries. Following his talk, Mr. Zakaria will engage in a conversation with Navina Najat Haidar, curator in the Met's Department of Islamic Art.