A scholar studying relations between Christians and Muslims in Syria will speak at next week’s University Forum lecture series at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

Stephanie Saldana will speak on “Muslim-Christian Dialogue: Paths to Non-Violence in the Middle East” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Saldana is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School who has studied the role of religion in conflicts in the Middle East. She is a poet and former journalist for The Lebanon Daily Star.

For the past year, she’s lived in Damascus, Syria, on a Fulbright Islamic Civilizations Initiative Grant.