Caabu

Caabu Emergency Meeting on the Crisis in the Middle East

This meeting will address the implication of the multiple crises affecting the Middle East including in Palestine, Israel and Syria. Panelists will also examine options to resolve these crises  and what the international community must do. 

Lecture: Buiding a Democratic State in Syria

Speaker: Louay Hussein

Wednesday 22 February 2012

6.30pm-8.00pm

About the Speaker:

Rosemary Hollis is Professor of Middle East Policy Studies and Director of the Olive Tree Scholarship Programme at City University London.

Joint Event with the Frontline Club, BBC Arabic, Caabu and the Independent Yemen Group

(This is part of the programme Caabu and the Independent Yemen Group are organising for Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Tawakkul Karman)

The uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa were a time when the 'revolutionary Arab woman' grabbed the attention of the western media.

Panel discussion

Dr Samir Seifan

Leading Syrian Economist

Dr Samir El Taqi

As the conflict continues to rage, leading regional experts will debate the past, present and future of British-Libyan relations.

Speakers:

Join us for an evening of good company, excellent conversation, with Pimm's and wine

Under the patronage of his Excellency Ambassador Prof. Manuel Hassassian

It's curfew in Palestine. "The Army surrounds our neighbourhood. I sit on my bed writing a poem, the tank outside my window is probably reading this over my shoulder, I keep writing..." says a poet from Tulkarm.