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Date(s) - Saturday, January 30, 2021
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Gaza, BDS and Justice for Palestine
Dr. Haidar Eid
Dr. Haidar Eid will give an introductory background on the situation in Gaza, focusing on the horror of the blockade and the three wars of aggression 2009, 2012, and 2014. He will then discuss the necessity of international intervention in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions as the most effective tool of solidarity with the Palestinian people. Dr. Haidar will also discuss how to avoid normalization with apartheid Israel by heeding the BDS call made by Palestinian civil society.
Please direct questions about this event to mepn@mepn.org. This event is co-hosted by our friends, American Muslims for Palestine-Minnesota, and the East Side Freedom Library.
About the Speaker
Dr. Eid holds a Ph.D from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa and is a member of the Palestinian Campaign for Academic Boycott of Israel, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor, founding member of the One Democratic State Campaign, and Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Postmodern Literature at Gaza’s al-Aqsa University. He has written widely on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including books Worlding Postmodernism: Interpretive Possibilities of Critical Theory and Countering The Palestinian Nakba: One State For All.
***This event is co-sponsored by our friends Women Against Military Madness & Jewish Voice for Peace- Twin Cities Chapter
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