Why! UNRWA and Palestine Refugees After Sixty Years
28th October 2009 at 7 pm
UNRWA and The Danish Institute in Damascus are happy to invite you to an event as part of UNRWA's commemoration of 60 years of service under the title:
Evening Talk. Refugees forever? UNRWA and the Palestine refugees after sixty years.
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Everyone is welcome.
http://www.un.org/unrwa/news/syr_debate_28oc09.html
Why! UNRWA and Palestine Refugees After Sixty Years
UNRWA and The Danish Institute in Damascus are happy to invite you to an event as part of UNRWA's commemoration of 60 years of service.
A panel discussion with:
- Lex Takkenberg - UNRWA Senior Ethics Officer, PhD in International Law
- Raja Deeb - Palestinian advocate for the right of return
- Sami Moubayed - Syrian political analyst, journalist, historian and author
- Nadine Salameh - Palestinian actress
The Danish Institute, Old City, Damascus
28 October 2009 at 7pm
8/10 Souq al-Souf, Souq Madhat Basha
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ReplyDelete...More than six decades have now passed since the collective dispossession and forced expulsion of Palestinians from their ancestral home in Palestine because of Zionist aggression. For 5 Million Palestinians, forced exile still continues and their Nakba (catastrophe) is still a daily reality.
A detailed timetable of discussions will be announced shortly on our website: www.prc.org.uk . Many high profile personalities have agreed to join and there are more to confirm. The following is a list of those already confirmed:
•Claire Short- British MP
•Neil Gerrard MP
•Baroness Jenny Tonge- Former British MP
•Professor Norman Finkelstein- American Political Scientist and Author
•Ambassador Khalil Makkawi - head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee
•Dr Daud Abdullah- Expert on Palestinian issue and Deputy Secretary General of the MCB
•Dr Bashir Nafi- Lecturer
•Rachel Rudolf - Professor in Political Science
•Sami Mashasha - UNRWA Spokesperson
•Ali Huwaidi - Director of Palestinian Organization for the Right of Return "Thabit" in Beirut
•Tariq Hamoud - Director of Palestinian Return Community "WAJEB" in Syria
•Wajih Azayiza - Jordanian representative of Palestinian Refugees
•Ali Mustafa - Representative of Palestinian refugees in Host countries
•Nadeem Shehadeh- Representative of Palestinian refugees in Host countries
•Anicee Van Engeland - Professor of Human Rights Law
Media outlets is invited to the event, but for better coordination we advise journalists to contact our Media Department on: 00447949725139
Event's Date: Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Event's Venue: Friends House (London) Hospitality
Friends House, 173 Euston Road London NW1 2BJ