BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33387@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241028T200000 DTSTAMP:20240821T170045Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/anatomy-of-genocide-in-gaza-gaza-le cture-series/ SUMMARY:Anatomy of Genocide in Gaza | Gaza Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe here at Busboys and Poets Books have been watching with horror as the siege on Gaza continues and the civilian death count rises d ay by day. In partnership with the Center for Muslim-Christian Understandi ng of Georgetown University\, we present The Gaza Lecture Series of 2024. We invite everyone to come and learn more about the history of settler col onialism\, violence\, and genocide in Palestine. Join us for this session to learn about the what/why/how behind genocide\, and what genocide looks like in reality as it plays out in Gaza as we speak.\n\nUnited Nations Spe cial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territ ory occupied since 1967 Francesa Albanese is joining us on the Busboys sta ge to share her scholarly and personal experiences surrounding Israeli mas s violence in Palestinian territories. She’ll be joined by Dr. Nader Has hemi\, Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at Georgeto wn University.\n\nThis event is free and open to all. Our program begins a t 8:00 pm\, and will be followed by an audience Q&\;A. Copies of PALEST INIAN REFUGEES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (2nd Edition) will be available for pu rchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSO N and will be livestreamed.\n\nWe ask that guests RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event from Busboys and Poets Books\n\nFrancesca Albanese is an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Interna tional Migration at Georgetown University\, and a Senior Advisor on Migrat ion and Forced Displacement for the think tank Arab Renaissance for Democr acy and Development (ARDD)\, where she co-founded the Global Network on th e Question of Palestine (GNQP)\, a coalition of renowned professional and scholars engaged in/on Israel/Palestine. She has published widely on the l egal situation in Israel/Palestine\; her latest book\, PALESTINE REFUGEES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (Oxford University Press\, 2020)\, offers a comprehen sive legal analysis of the situation of Palestinian refugees from its orig ins to modern-day reality. She regularly teaches and lectures on Internati onal Law and Forced Displacement in European and Arab universities\, and s peaks frequently at conferences and public events on the legal situation o f Palestine. She worked for a decade as a human rights expert for the Unit ed Nations\, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right s and the Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees. In these capaciti es\, she advised the UN\, governments\, and civil society across the Middl e East\, North Africa\, and the Asia Pacific\, on the enforcement of human rights norms\, especially for vulnerable groups including refugees and mi grants. She holds a Law Degree (with honors) from the University of Pisa a nd an LLM in Human Rights from the University of London\, SOAS.\n\nDr. Nad er Hashemi is the Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Und erstanding and an Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Islam\, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward a De mocratic Theory for Muslim Societies (Oxford University Press\, 2009) and co-editor of The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future (Melville House\, 2011)\, The Syria Dilemma (MIT Press\, 2 013)\, Sectarianization: Mapping the New Politics of the Middle East (Oxfo rd University Press\, 2017) and a four-volume study on Islam and Human Rig hts: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies (Routledge\, 2023). His next boo k project is entitled: “The Global Divide over Israel and Palestine.” He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN ). ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-21-at-12.53.55-PM.png LOCATION:Busboys and Poets\, 450 K St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20002\, United States GEO:38.902306;-77.017963 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=450 K St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20002\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Busboys and Poets:ge o:38.902306,-77.017963 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR