ISIL will be the topic at the next meeting of People for Peace and Justice Sandusky County on October 21 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 902 E. State St., Fremont.

Brandon Hord will speak on “The Anatomy of ISIL:  The Rise of the New Caliphate and What It Means for the World.” Hord is a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Master of Arts degree in History focusing on 20th Century U.S. Foreign Policy.

The presentation at 7:30 pm will be preceded by a potluck and business meeting at 6:30 pm. Both the potluck and the presentation are open to the public. For further information, call Josie Setzler, 419-332-2318.

Background reading from the Washington Post:  An account of life in Iraq during the last decades since the first Gulf War written by an Iraqi refugee living in the United States.