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:32806@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240513T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240513T210000 DTSTAMP:20240513T022213Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/ilan-pappe-on-gaza-in-context-past- present-future-free-attendance-2/ SUMMARY:ILAN PAPPE on GAZA in Context: Past\, Present & Future —Free Atte ndance! DESCRIPTION:DEARBORN\, MI\n\nAL NADWA FREETHINKING SOCIETY\, in collaborati on with Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit (JVP-D)\, Palestinian Youth Movemen t (PYM)\, and Peace Action of Michigan proudly invite you to three opport unities to hear presentations by Dr. Ilan Pappé. Each presentation will be unique. Book Beat will be at all three events with Dr. Pappé's books.\ n\nIn support of the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the face of the a trocities and genocide being committed in Gaza\, we have invited one of th e world's foremost historians on the region to Metro-Detroit to provide hi s historical expertise on the issue.\n"Along with the late Edward Said\, I lan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history." —New Sta tesman\nOn Monday\, May 13\, 2024\, please join us for a unique opportuni ty to hear from world renowned historian Ilan Pappé as he delves into t he complex history of Gaza—past\, present and future.\n\nThe conversatio n will be moderated by Dr. May Seikali\, and cover the current state of oc cupied Palestine during this pivotal moment in history. The event will inc lude a Q &\; A segment with the audience.\n\n\nABOUT ILAN PAPPE\nIlan P appé is the bestselling author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine: A History of Modern Palestine and The Israel/Palestine Question. He has co -published several books with Noam Chomsky\, including On Palestine and  Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the US-Israeli War Against the Palestinia ns\; his most recent book is "The Biggest Prison on Earth."\n"…the ethn ic cleansing of Palestine must become rooted in our memory and consciousne ss as a crime against humanity." ― Ilan Pappé\, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine\nRead more writings by Pappé on AlJazeera.com and The Pa lestine Chronicle\n"Based on groundbreaking archival research\, NGO record s\, and eyewitness accounts\, Pappe's investigation of the 'bureaucracy of evil' explores the brutalizing effects of occupation\, from the systemati c abuse of human and civic rights\, the IDF roadblocks\, mass arrests\, an d house searches to the forced population transfer\, the settlers\, and th e infamous wall that is [has turned] the West Bank into an open prison. Pr oviding a sharp contrast with life in Israel\, this is a brilliantly incis ive and moving portrait of daily life in the Occupied Territories." —Mid dle East Books\n\n\n\n\n\nIlan Pappé is a scholar and a pro-Palestinian political activist. He is one of the most prominent Israeli political diss idents living in exile\, having moved from the University of Haifa to the University of Exeter. He is also one of the few Israeli students of the co nflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empath y. Pappé places Zionism under an uncompromising lens… The Idea of Israe l is not a history book but a close study of the role of Zionist ideology in the making of modern Israel and of the continuing relevance of this ide ology today in politics\, the education system\, the media\, the cinema an d Ashkenazi-Sephardi relations. —Avi Shlaim\, Guardian\n\nIlan Pappé  (Hebrew: אילן פפה\, pronounced [iˈlan paˈpe]\; born 7 November 1 954) is an Israeli historian\, political scientist and former politici an. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and Internationa l Studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom\, director o f the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies\, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. Read more\n\nIn a 2004 interview\, Pappé said. "The aim has always been\, and it still remains\ , to have as much of Palestine as possible with as few Palestinians in it as possible."[8] He blames the creation of Israel for the lack of pea ce in the Middle East\, arguing that Zionism is more dangerous than Islami c militancy\, and has called for an international boycott of Israeli acad emics. Read more\n\nIlan Papp´é is presented by the ALNADWA Freethinki ng Society with Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit\, Palestinian Youth Move ment\, and Peace Action of Michigan. Special thanks to the Unitarian Univ ersalist Church and First United Methodist Church.\n\nThe event will also be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person. 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