Palestinian Statehood, the Two-State Solution and Peace
Lecture
Ghassan Khatib is the Director of the Palestinian Government Media Centre, a former Minister in the Palestinian National Authority (PA) and former Vice-President of Bir Zeit University. A former member of the Palestinian Delegation for the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference and subsequent…
‘A Very British Islam?’
Seminar
In this paper, Dr Shearmur will look briefly at the group of British converts to Islam, centred round the Woking Mosque in the period round, and just after, the First World War. Those upon whom he will concentrate were people who contributed to the Islamic Review. From this, emerges an…
“The Arab Spring”: Implications for Australia’s National Security
Seminar
Recent months have seen the people of the Arab world from Yemen to Egypt, and most recently in Libya, seeking to shake off decades of repression and political dictatorships to embrace rapid transformation. From the less violent transitions which have occurred in Jordan and Bahrain, to the brutal…
China and the Middle East: Discussions on the relationship between China and the Middle East in light of recent events
Seminar
The Australia-China Youth Association and the ANU Middle East Learning Community present: China and the Middle East Discussions on the relationship between China and the Middle East in light of recent events, featuring: Professor Peter Drysdale (Head of East Asian Bureau of Economic Research,…
Egypt and the Politics of Change in the Arab World
Lecture
For the first time in the modern Arab political history, established authoritarian regimes have been overthrown by popular opposition in Tunisia and Egypt. Reflecting the significant changes that have taken place in Arab society, economy and political culture over the past three decades, the…
Egypt: Mubarak's Legacy and its Implications
Lecture
Western-backed President Hosni Mubarak has a lot to answer for what his former foreign minister and now the head of the Arab League, Amr Musa, recently called the Arab broken soul. Mubarak leaves behind an Egypt riddled with poverty, corruption, socio-economic disparities, political uncertainties…
Life in Occupied Palestine
Lecture
Anna Baltzer’s presentation “Life in Occupied Palestine: Eye Witness Stories and Photos” provides an introduction to everyday life and the nonviolent movement for freedom and equality in the occupied territories. Through personal stories, Anna describes the human rights abuses Palestinians face…