Before, During & After Beirut

The trauma of the exit from Beirut reshaped the self-perception and influenced the internal discourse, as well as the regional and international one, marked by an ideological transformation in the attitudes of the Palestinian leadership and the individual. In this session, representatives from the social and anthropological disciplines will discuss and critically inspect the development of events and expand the discussion about social, political, and cultural transformations of the Palestinian society.

Moderator: Lyana Saleh- journalist, filmmaker and producer

Participants:
Prof. Hamid Dabashi: Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature
Leila Shahid: First woman ambassador of Palestine from 1989 to 2015
Dr. Alia Rayyan: Curator, journalist, educator, and culture manager
Dr. Ehab Bessaiso: Scholar, poet, and architect