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Lecture:
Women's Prominent Role in Middle East Peace
Susan Abulhawa
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As part of the Arab
lecture series “Perspectives on Peace: Through the Eyes of
Palestinian Women,” Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa will
visit Smith on Wednesday, Feb. 29, to speak on “Women and
Culture in Resistance.”
The lecture, which is free and
open to the public, will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Seelye
106.
Abulhawa will examine the nature
of a new wave of noteworthy achievements and creations originating
in Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora. This explosion
of literature, drama, art, design, music, hip-hop, dance,
poetry, and film addresses issues of resistance and empowerment.
At the forefront of this nonviolent creative movement are
the faces of women—Palestinian women, Israeli women, American and
European women; Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Atheists, and others.
Abulhawa’s first
novel, Mornings in Jenin (published in 2010 by Bloomsbury) is an international
bestseller that has been translated into 26 languages. She has contributed to
several anthologies, and her essays have appeared in major print and online media
worldwide.
Born to Palestinian refugees,
Abulhawa grew up in Kuwait, Jordan, and Jerusalem before
coming to the United States at age 13. A biologist by training,
she is also the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, a nonprofit
NGO dedicated to upholding the right to play for Palestinian
children living in Palestine and in refugee camps elsewhere. |
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