The oud (pronounced "ood") is one of the more ancient musical instruments still actively utilized around the world. You'll have a rare local opportunity to hear the oud played by a virtuoso on the instrument today (Friday Sept.22) at 5:00pm in Missouri State University's Craig Hall Coger Theater. Mr. Najat Abdullah is a professional oud player by training and has performed in numerous traditional Kurdish folk music ensembles. He is also a long-time active member of the Kurdistan Organization for the Arts. Mr. Abdullah serves as a Director of Culture and Community Affairs with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Mission in Washington, DC. Every semester Dr. David Romano, the Strong Chair in Middle Eastern Studies in the Political Science department at Missouri State University, brings a guest speaker to campus. "Usually, it's all politics, but this time we've got music as well," says Dr. Romano, who brought Mr. Abdullah to the KSMU studios this morning. Mr. Abdullah does numerous
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