Randa Abdel-Fattah
@randaafattah
Future Fellow in Sociology researching Arab & Muslim social justice movements, Islamophobia, war on terror. Multi-award winning author of 12 books | Lawyer.
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26-01-2012 01:10:55
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I had a shock in my anthropology class today. A student appeared on Zoom--right at the end of class. I was a bit irritated by the tardiness, when I realized - He was zooming in from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. At 4 am. In a shelter of metal sheets, draped in fabric.
After some of planning and *A LOT* of negotiating we managed to host Macquarie University the amazing Sami Hermez | سامي هرمز & Sireen Sawalha, and saree makdisi سريّ المقدسي, for much needed discussion on Palestine. In the words of Prof saree makdisi سريّ المقدسي, we must normalise talking about Palestine. 1/
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