Middle East Research and Information Project: Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971
Syria at the Crossroads: Regional Politics and the Movement for Palestine
June 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join MERIP and SPECTRE Journal for the second online conversation in our series on the unfolding events in Syria. This conversation will center on regional political dimensions, geopolitics, sanctions and the intersections between popular movements in Syria and Palestine.
Speakers:
Joseph Daher, Swiss-Syrian academic and author of several books
Ramah Kudaimi. Syrian-American activist based in DC, longtime BDS campaigner, and a former member of the National Committee of the War Resisters League.
Yasmeen Mobayed, History PhD student at the University of Chicago. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Syria Report and as a translator for the Local Coordination Committees and other Syrian grassroots organizations during the 2011 uprising.
Moderated by Shireen Akram-Boshar (SPECTRE) and James Ryan (MERIP).
Watch the first conversation on YouTube.
