City / State / Resistance

Spaces of protest in the Middle East and Mediterranean

Interdisciplinary workshop from Royal Holloway University

Sponsored by The British Academy

Caabu has welcomed the announcement that Israel will class all Palestinians aged under-18 as minors, but urges further action to protect children from abuse.

At present Israel’s military court system classifies Palestinians in the Occupied Territories as an adult from the age of 16, two years below international norms.

However, following an extensive lobbying campaign by a number of human rights organisations, including Caabu, the Israeli military has announced it will treat 16 and 17 year olds as children.

What future Syria? 

The New Statesman’s Mehdi Hasan chairs a lively panel discussion about the future of Syria.Tickets are free but must be reserved. Please email[email protected] to secure a place.  (Speakers include Caabu Director Chris Doyle)

Confirmed panel:

- Ammar Waqqaf, Member of the Syrian Social Club

- Malik Al-Abdeh, Chief Editor of Syrian satellite channel Barada TV

By kind permission of

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

Patron of the Charity and Mrs Williams

TUESDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2011

6.30-8.30 PM

For tickets: RSVP Adrian Thomas, trustee

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 020 8348 4897

Ticket donation £25

Entertainment, auction of promises, refreshments

Admission will be by ticket only

‘Power To The Powerless Through Education’

Palestine: in the shadow of the Arab Uprising - what role should Britain play?

MAP in partnership with the New Statesman is holding this at the Conservative party conference this year. It is free to attend and outside the secure zone

Conservative Conference, Manchester

Garratt Suite, Museum of Science and Industry, Tuesday 4th October, 6.30-7.30pm

1 Chair - Mehdi Hasan (New Statesman)

2 Professor Rosemary Hollis (City University)

3 Steve James (MAP)

In Autumn 2011, Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians produced a joint report on our political advocacy work: Britain and Palestine: A Parliamentary Focus. This report looks at the key issues examined by our delegations. 

Downing Street Demo in support of Palestinian recognition

Wednesday 21st September 2011

Outside Downing Street, Whitehall 

5pm to 7pm

There will be a joint letter handed into Downing Street at 6pm - Caabu is one of the signatories

(nearest tube: Westminster) 

The Council for Arab-British Understanding (Caabu)

Panel discussion

Dr Samir Seifan

Leading Syrian Economist

Dr Samir El Taqi

‘Palestinian Statehood? Security Implications for the Region’

This conference will assess the impact that the Arab Spring has had on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  In turn it will look at the effect of the conflict on the Middle East, the implications for multilateral and supranational institutions, the security concerns of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the viability of a Palestinian state and the likelihood of future fruitful negotiations between the two sides.