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Kim Ghattas on her book, 'The Best Kind of American' about the murder of Malcolm Kerr

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published October 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM CDT

In 1984, the president of American University of Beirut was shot to death on campus. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kim Ghattas about her new book about the unsolved case, "The Best Kind of American."

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.