Palestinian Statehood and going to the ICC
Lecture
The Palestinian decision to go before the International Criminal Court and charge Israel with war crimes has implications that go beyond Palestine-Israel conflict. The decision to bring Israel before the ICC brings to the forefront the question whether or not international criminal law will be…
Palestine and Middle East Peace
Lecture
Bob Carr’s presentation is timely, coming just ten days before this year’s ALP National Conference, which is expected to consider a resolution on Palestine and Middle East Peace. Presented by: Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine (AJPP) & Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Co-…
The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
Lecture
In this lecture, Dr Matthiesen outlined the difficult experiences of being Shi’a in a Wahhabi state and cast new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. The Shia have petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties, and founded Islamist movements. Most…
Egypt: Perspectives on writing, popular culture and resistance
Lecture
Documenting Defiance: Women Writers and Filmmakers in Tahrir Square In this lecture, May Telmissany will discuss her own body of work as well as writers such as Ahdaf Soueif and and filmmakers such as Nevine Noujaim and Mai Iskander who played an important role in documenting the changes in…
Impact of the Syrian Crisis in Lebanon
Lecture
This year will mark four years since the commencement of the Syrian conflict. Lebanon was one of the first countries to open its borders, providing asylum for Syrian families fleeing the conflict. As Lebanon continues to deal with a growing number of Syrian refugees - numbering over one million -…
The Middle East: Is the ‘Islamic State’ vanquishable?
Other
Contact The rise of the so-called Islamic State (IS) on vast swathes of territories in Syria and Iraq, and the US-led military response to it, have introduced another complex dimension to an oil-rich but already very volatile Middle East. The old correlation of forces in support of maintaining the…
Why endless politics of rage and wars for terror in Muslim Pan-Asia?
Lecture
What are the cultural, historic and political roots of decades-long simmering political frustration of generations of Muslim youth across Asia’s Muslim regions? Their demands are ignored and/or suppressed both by national regimes and their international patrons. The vengeful unleashing of the so…