Syria - Correcting the Narrative, Building Solidarity
THIS EVENT IS ARCHIVED

Date: 21 June 2014Time: 10:00 AM
Finishes: 21 June 2014Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre
Type of Event: Conference
Conference Programme:
Session I [10:00 am – 12:00 pm]
The character & changing dynamics of the Syrian revolution
- Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies & International Relations, SOAS, author of The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising
- Robin Yassin-Kassab, Author of The Road From Damascus, co-editor of Critical Muslim & PULSE
- Salwa Ismail, Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East, SOAS, author of Rethinking Islamist Politics: Culture, the State and Islamism
Moderator: Rima Majed, PhD Candidate in Political Sociology, Oxford University, member of Oxford Solidarity For Syria
Lunch Break [12:00 pm – 2:00 pm]
Session II [2:00 pm – 4:00 pm]
Combating media distortions, challenging dominant narratives on Syria
- Bente Scheller, Middle East Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, author of The Wisdom of Syria’s Waiting Game: Foreign Policy Under the Assads
- Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, Co-editor of PULSE, author of The Road to Iraq: The Making of a Neoconservative War
- Scott Lucas, Editor of EA WorldView (eaworldview.com), Professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham, author of The Betrayal of Dissent
Moderator: Nader Hashemi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver, co-editor of The Syria Dilemma
Coffee Break [4:00 pm - 4:30 pm]
Session III [4:30 pm - 6:30 pm]
Building solidarity: What concrete forms of action can we take to support the Syrian people?
- Kristyan Benedict, Crisis Response & Tactical Campaigns Manager, Amnesty International UK
- Reem Al-Assil, Member of the activist collective Freedom Days & the Syrian Nonviolence Movement
- Rima Majed, PhD Candidate in Political Sociology, Oxford University, member of Oxford Solidarity For Syria
Moderator: Danny Postel, Associate Director of the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver, co-editor of The Syria Dilemma
Plus a special video message from Syrian playwright Mohammad al Attar—via Beirut
Admission is free and open to all with no pre-registration required.
Organiser: Center for Middle East Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Denver and LMEI
Contact email: vp6@soas.ac.uk
Contact Tel: 020 7898 4330 / 4490
Sponsor: Amnesty International UK, PULSE Media, EA WorldView, Critical Muslim and Oxford Solidarity For Syria.