Cmdr. David Nystrom will speak Nov. 16 on the reconstruction efforts for the Gold Dome Mosque in Iraq

Cmdr. David Nystrom, deputy director of strategic communications for the Office of Naval Research, will speak Monday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Molnar Recital Hall in Wygal on "The Reconstruction Efforts for the Gold Dome Mosque in Samarra." He will discuss the challenges facing the reconstruction efforts for this mosque in Iraq, one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines, which was heavily damaged in bombings by militants in 2006 and 2007.