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Health Under Siege: From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza
May 21, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
Event Recording
Event Details
Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights is convening world experts in history, politics, public health and human rights for a panel discussion. The event will provide historical context for current events and focus on a number of timely topics, including the situation on the ground in Palestine and the health system/capability in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
This Zoom webinar will encourage participants to look toward the future in terms of different solutions going forward, what type of framings should be used, and more.
Speakers
Yasser Abu Jamei, Director General of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme
Weeam Hammoudeh, Assistant Professor, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University
Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University
Event Co-Sponsors
- Religion, Conflict and Peace Initiative (RCPI) at Harvard Divinity School
- The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University