When: Friday, November 29, 2024, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PMWhere: Online via Zoom
British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), International State Crime Initiative (ISCI), Centre for the Study of Race, Class and Empire (RCE) and Global Public Health Unit's at Queen Mary joint event
Marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, BRISMES invites members and non-members to attend the 2024 BRISMES Annual Lecture Witness to Genocide - In Conversation with Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
The BRISMES Annual Lecture provides an opportunity for members and non-members to hear from a distinguished scholar or expert within the field of Middle Eastern Studies and is a major event in the BRISMES calendar.
About the Speaker
Professor Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah (American University of Beirut and University of Glasgow) is a British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon who is known for providing medical assistance as a surgeon in conflict zones, most recently in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. On the 9th of October 2023, Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah entered the Gaza Strip and worked in Shifa Hospital and then Al-Ahli-Baptist Hospital for 43 days during the current genocide. The evidence he provided was part of the South African submission to the International Court of Justice. In April 2024 he was elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the American University of Beirut, where he is currently Professor of Conflict Medicine. His work has been featured by numerous newspapers and media outlets, notably Le Monde, The Independent, The Telegraph, BBC and CNN.
The lecture is free to attend and open to all, but registration is essential.
The event is co-organised by the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI), the Global Public Health Unit, the Centre for the Study of Race, Class and Empire (RCE) at Queen Mary University of London, supported by the IHSS.