The Writing University website will host an online chat with International Writing Program alum Yasser Abdel-Latif at 2:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, Feb. 26th. Abdel-Latif will discuss modern literature in Egypt, his experience in Iowa among IWP writers, as well as his philosophy of teaching writing. You can find samples of Abdel-Latif's writing at the IWP website: http://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/index.html.

Immediately following the Live Discussion, a full transcript of his responses will be available on the Virtual Writing University website's Live Discussion archive

Yasser Abdel Latif participated in the 2009 IWP residency courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.