International Programs’ International Tea will detour from its typical format to allow five international students from the Middle East to share their reactions to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

This month’s International Tea entitled, “Focus on September 11: A Global View,” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The panel will include students from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Egypt and Jordan, who will discuss their personal responses to the attack on America, said Sue Songer, international student advisor.

As soon as the attack on America occurred on Sept. 11, Songer said International Programs felt the September International Tea should be devoted to the recent tragedy.

“We felt, to fulfill our mission of globalizing Eastern, that international students’ voices will be heard,” she said.

She said some of the students involved in the panel, whose identities are presently being withheld for protection purposes, came forward wanting to speak, and others were asked to share.

“We tried to settle on countries that were key players in the Middle East area,” she said.

International Tea is a monthly event that is free and open to the public.