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:33382@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241006T180000 DTSTAMP:20240821T163507Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/israel-gaza-war-one-year-later-gaza -lecture-series/ SUMMARY:Israel-Gaza War: One Year Later | 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 complicity of the United States in its foreign policy r egarding Palestine.\n\nJoining us on the Busboys stage to share their expe rtise and knowledge are Mouin Rabbani\, leading Palestinian Intellectual a nd co-editor of Jadaliyya\, in conversation with Sarah Leah Whitson\, Exec utive Director of Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN). There will be a curated selection of books by Palestinian authors/about Palestine availabl e for purchase during and after the event.\n\nThis event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm\, and will be followed by an audienc e Q&\;A. Please note that this event is in person and will be livestrea med. \n\nWe ask that guests RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event from Busboys and Poets Books\n\nMouin Rabbani is a researcher\, analyst\, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs\, the Arab- Israeli conflict\, and the contemporary Middle East. He has previously ser ved as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Speci al Envoy for Syria\, Head of Middle East with Crisis Management Initiative /Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation\, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Sp ecial Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. Rab bani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya and Contributing Editor of Middle East Repo rt. At Jadaliyya he edits the Quick Thoughts feature and is host of the Co nnections podcast. A graduate of Tufts University and Georgetown Universit y's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies\, Rabbani has published\, present ed and commented widely on Middle East issues\, including for most major p rint\, television and digital media. \n\nSarah Leah Whitson is the Execut ive Director of DAWN. Previously\, she served as executive director of Hum an Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division from 2004 – 2020 \, overseeing the work of the division in 19 countries\, with staff locate d in 10 countries. Whitson has led dozens of advocacy and investigative mi ssions throughout the region\, focusing on issues of armed conflict\, acco untability\, legal reform\, migrant workers\, and human rights. She has pu blished widely on human rights and foreign policy in the Middle East in in ternational and regional media\, including The New York Times\, Foreign Af fairs\, The Washington Post\, Foreign Policy\, The Los Angeles Times\, and CNN. She appears regularly on Al-Jazeera\, BBC\, NPR\, MSNBC\, and CNN. P reviously\, Whitson worked in New York for Goldman\, Sachs &\; Co. and Cleary\, Gottlieb\, Steen &\; Hamilton. She graduated from the Universi ty of California\, Berkeley and Harvard Law School. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-21-at-12.31.59-PM.png LOCATION:Busboys and Poets\, 2021 14th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, United Sta tes GEO:38.91799200000001;-77.03186299999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2021 14th St NW\, Washingto n\, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Busboys and Poets:geo:38 .91799200000001,-77.03186299999999 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