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2023-02-06 12:22:11

A Cycling Adventure Through Iran: An Encore Presentation by Author Hans Frischeisen

Date & Time: Saturday, February, 2023 from 1:30-2:15 PM
Location: FPL Meeting Room
Audience: All ages

Join us for a second presentation by local author Hans Frischeisen, author of Pedaling, Paddling and Pedes: A Pronoic Adventure around the World by Means of 'Muscle Fuel'. In this installment of Mr. Frischeisen's series, we will hear about the author's travels through Iran. 

In an earlier presentation, Mr. Fischeisen told an audience, “I think there’s a great misunderstanding of the faith of Islam. I was in a hotel in Iran, and there was a Christmas tree there. Now, this is the world of Muslims. I asked them about it, and they said the Koran says ‘To me my religion, and to you, yours.’ That’s pretty generous, right? It’s not narrow-minded. That’s acceptance.”

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