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SUMMARY:What's next for Syria? - Speaker to be confirmed
DTSTART:20170310T180000Z
DTEND:20170310T193000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Adam Coutts
DESCRIPTION:The Cambridge Migration presents What's Next for Syria?\, part
  two in our Syria Series: Reflecting on Six Years of Conflict. This high-l
 evel panel discussion focuses on the crucial questions regarding the futur
 e of Syria six years into the war. The panel will shed light on the histor
 ical\, social\, economic\, and political root causes of the peaceful upris
 ings that commenced in Syria in March 2011. The panelists will elaborate o
 n how the peaceful uprisings in 2011 have developed into a full-fledged ci
 vil\, regional\, and global war and finally discuss the prospects of peace
  in Syria\, the possible scenarios\, and the regional and world powers inv
 olved in it. The seminar draws upon the knowledge and experience of three 
 prominent academics and professionals from Syria and Lebanon\, which will 
 provide the Cambridge audience with new invaluable analyses and unique ins
 ight on the current situation in Syria. This event will be followed by ref
 reshments.\n\nLocation: Nihon Room\, Pembroke College\n6-7:30pm | Panel an
 d discussion\n7:30pm | Refreshments\n\nPanelists:\nDr. Ziad Majed\, Associ
 ate Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs at the Amer
 ican University of Paris\nMr. Ibrahim Hamidi\, Syrian Journalist\, head of
  the Damascus bureau of the pan-Arab newspaper “Al-Hayat"\nMs. Laila Alo
 daat\, Crisis Response Programme Manager\, Women’s International League 
 for Peace and Freedom\n\nDima Krayem\, PhD Candidate in Development Studie
 s\, will be moderating the panel discussion.\n\nThis event is made possibl
 e by the generous support of St Edmunds College\, the Von Hugel Institute\
 , the Department of Sociology\, the Gates Council\, and Pembroke College.\
 n\nAbout the panelists:\nDr Ziad Majed teaches Middle East studies and wri
 tes on Lebanese\, Syrian and Arab affairs as well as on regional political
  transitions and crises. Since 1994\, he has been involved in research wor
 k and reform campaigns related to political processes and civil society ca
 uses in Lebanon and other Arab countries. For the last five years\, Majed 
 has been publishing a weekly editorial in Arabic (in Now Lebanon) and a mo
 nthly paper in French (in different lebanese and french outlets).\n\nIbrah
 im Hamidi is a Syrian journalist who heads the Damascus bureau of the Arab
  daily newspaper Al-Hayat\, and has contributed to several other internati
 onal media outlets and think tanks. Previously\, he served as head of the 
 Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) office in Damascus\, in addition t
 o his work with al-Hayat\, and as a senior writer for Forward Magazine in 
 Damascus. Hamidi’s work focuses on strategic issues in the Middle East\,
  with special insight into Syria’s internal and regional politics.\n\nLa
 ila Alodaat is a human rights lawyer specialised in international law of a
 rmed conflicts and the human rights of women. During her practice\, she fo
 cused on international accountability and the responsibility to protect ci
 vilians and marginalized groups. She is also a trainer of international hu
 manitarian law and has worked on several conflict situations including Syr
 ia\, Libya\, Iraq and Pakistan.\nLaila volunteers as the Chairperson of Sy
 ria Justice and Accountability Centre and is a board member of Badael\, a 
 Syrian organisation working to promote non-violence.
LOCATION:Nihon Room\, Foundess Court\, Pembroke College
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