Voices of Palestine #2
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Special Guests
Ahmed Abofoul
Susan Abulhawa
Susan Abulhawa
Ahmed is an International Lawyer, Senior Legal Research and Advocacy Officer at Al-Haq's Legal Research and Advocacy Department - International, and Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Susan Abulhawa
Susan Abulhawa
Susan Abulhawa
Susan is a Palestinian writer and human rights activist and animal rights advocate. She is the author of several books, and the founder of a non-governmental organization, Playgrounds for Palestine.
Ilan Pappé
Susan Abulhawa
Maha Abdallah
Ilan is an expatriate Israeli historian and socialist activist, educated at the University of Jerusalem and the University of Oxford. He founded the Academic Institute for Peace in Givat Haviva, Israel, and was its director from 1992 to 2000. He was also chair of the Emil Tuma Institute for Palestine Studies in Haifa. His 2016 book The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories received the Palestine Book Award. He has published 17 other books and is currently a professor at the University of Exeter.
Maha Abdallah
Maha Abdallah
Maha Abdallah
Maha is a legal researcher and human rights advocate from Palestine. In her legal research, she focuses substantially on the involvement of private sector corporations in violations committed in situations of conflict, including economic, social and cultural rights violations.
Aaron Maté
Maha Abdallah
Mouin Rabbani
Aaron is a Canadian writer and journalist who has worked as a reporter and producer for Democracy Now!, Vice, The Real News Network, and Al Jazeera. He has often spoke out about Palestine including topics such as how mainstream media supports the violent anti-Palestinian objectives of the United States and Israel.
Mouin Rabbani
Maha Abdallah
Mouin Rabbani
Mouin is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He has, among other positions, previously served as principal political affairs officer with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, head of Middle East with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and researcher with Al-Haq, West Bank affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
With more unannounced special guests...
With more unannounced special guests...
Ahmed is an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer, and actor. He hosted a BBC documentary that won a British Journalism Award for Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion. Previously, he was a Senior Correspondent for AJ+, producing documentaries on social justice and human rights. Recognized on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list and featured on the cover of GQ Magazine, Ahmed taught digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he graduated with honors. His work often explores the impact of displacement, drawing from his parents’ experiences as Palestinians. Currently, Ahmed is developing a podcast, acting in films, and documenting significant human rights issues related to Palestine.
With more unannounced special guests...
With more unannounced special guests...
With more unannounced special guests...
The Performer
Roger Waters
Roger Waters is an English writer, musician and long-time activist. Founder member, lyricist and principal composer of the band Pink Floyd, Waters has spent his life advocating for human rights for all peoples. He has long been a vocal supporter of Palestine and is a member of the BDS movement.
The hosts
Dr Myriam Francois
Dr Myriam Francois
Dr Myriam Francois
Dr Myriam François chairing the panel, is a British journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera. She is the founder and CEO of production company mpwr productions, which specialises in documentary films centred on minority voices.
Dr Lina Hadid
Dr Myriam Francois
Dr Myriam Francois
Dr Lina Hadid, hosting the auction, is Palestinian American doctor of Law with a focus on international law. Besides being a lawyer, she constantly advocates for Palestinian human rights in every aspect of her life.
The Organiser
Voices of Palestine was started to channel passion and a desire to help, into tangible action. There are a plethora of individuals, organisations and communities coming together in this very moment for a united cause. Its the devastation we are witnessing so readily at our fingertips which is triggering a sense of urgency to do something. To do anything...
Despite the insignificance of individual events, I decided I wanted to contribute in some way, by bringing these brilliant voices into one space to collaborate on the most effective ways to elevate the voices of the persecuted and alleviate oppression in whatever small ways we can.
I'm Yosra, the organiser - Egyptian, lived in six countries across four continents, working in the energy industry, currently based in London. I am not affiliated to any organisations and my opinions are uniquely my own; I see injustice against humanity taking place at this very moment in the Congo, Sudan and of course where these events are all about; Palestine. Voices of Palestine is a collective of the best minds uniting, who feel the same and I look forward to welcoming you and coming together to take small steps towards significant change, one event at a time..