The Tolerance Center of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum will host a discussion in Lithuanian at 3:00 P.M. on May 18, 2016, called “A Conversation with Basir. Refugees: Avoid, Understand, Accept?”

Participants are to include Afghan translator for Lithuanian soldiers in Afghanistan Abdul Basir Yousof, UN High Commission on Refugees rep in Lithuania Renata Kuleš, military historian Dr. Gintautas Surgailis and Vilnius University Oriental Studies Department Islamic theology and culture historian Maritana Larbi.

Vilna Gaon Museum director Markas Zingeris will moderate.