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Palestine Past and Present with Rashid Khalidi
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024
6 PM – 7:30 PM (GMT+3)
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Renowned historian Rashid Khalidi’s most recent book “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” came out in 2020, to much acclaim. Over the past twelve months, the war in Gaza added more urgency to a reading of this compelling account of the history of Palestine. In the words of Khalidi: “While much has changed since 7 October, the horrific events of the past six months are not unique, and do not stand outside history”.
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Rashid Khalidi
Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University.
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Rabab El Mahdi
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, AUC
Speakers
Rashid Khalidi
Professor Khalidi is Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He is a The New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Years' War on Palestine. Khalidi has played a significant role in shaping international understanding of the Palestinian cause. He served as an adviser to the Palestinian delegation during the Madrid Conference and has testified multiple times before the U.S. Congress, where he provided historical and political analysis on U.S. foreign policy and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A prolific writer and speaker, Khalidi has been a central figure in public debates through his books, media appearances, and lectures around the world.
Rabab El Mahdi ’96, ’98
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
The American University in Cairo
Rabab El Mahdi is an associate professor of political science at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She earned her PhD from McGill University in Montreal, where she wrote her dissertation on the impact of neo-liberal economic reconstruction on changing patterns of state-civil society relations in Egypt and Bolivia. Her field of specialization is comparative political economy and development, with a focus on Latin America and the Middle East. El Mahdi’s research interests cover the areas of state-civil society relations, social movements and resistance, as well as the political economy of social policy. Before joining AUC, she worked for several developmental organizations, including Non-governmental organizations and United Nation agencies. Previously she taught at Yale University and was a recipient of a number of fellowships at Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and the Rockefeller Bellagio Center Residency. She is also the recipient of a number of research grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Currently, she leads AUC's research project, Alternative Policy Solutions (APS). She serves on the boards of a number of civil society and professional organizations, including the Arab Political Science Network (APSN).
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Alternative Policy Solutions - Middle East Studies Program
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