Learning & Unlearning Palestine: A Webinar Series

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The Foundation for Middle East Peace and Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network together present a 4-part series, Learning and Unlearning Palestine, where we will explore the dominant frameworks for understanding and working for Palestinian liberation. Use the links below to find out more about each installment and to access recordings and resources.

PART ONE: Who can speak on Palestine? (recorded January 30, 2023)

  • Featuring: Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona), Nour Joudeh (UC Berkeley), and Dina Matar (SOAS / University of London)
  • Description: This conversation examines the history and current reality of the erasure of the Palestinian narrative, the delegitimization of Palestinian voices in mainstream spaces, and possibilities for change.
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PART TWO: Limited Paradigms (recorded February 8, 2023)

  • Featuring Dr. Muhannad Ayyash (Mount Royal University), Dr. Lana Tatour (UNSW Sydney), and Dr. Yara Hawari (Al-Shabaka)
  • Description:  This episode will examine various limiting paradigms that, in spite of their liberal facade, have sought to contain the Palestinian experience and limit critique on the Israeli settler colonial project. This will include a critique of the international law and apartheid frameworks.
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PART THREE: Normalizing and peacemaking as discourses of violence (February 27, 2023)

  • Featuring: Inès Abdel Razek, Dr. Yara Hawari and Dr. Maha Nassar
  • Description: This episode will explore how the “dialogue discourse” has been used to undermine the Palestinian liberation movement, including through the insistence to engage in “peace” projects.
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PART FOUR: Allyship & The Fight for Palestinian Liberation (March 8, 2023)

  • Featuring: Saleh Hijazi, Nadya Tannous, and Tariq Kenney-Shawa (Al Shabaka)
  • Description: This episode will explore what allyship and solidarity has looked like, and what it can and should look like moving forward.
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