2004-05 Community Education and Dialog Series
 Building a Just Peace:
Important Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

 

Resurrecting Empire
Our Perilous Path in the Middle East
 A presentation by
Rashid Khalidi
 
Saturday, September 18, 3:00pm
Veterans Room
Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL

 

Information: 312.427.2533 x18 or email justpeace1@aol.com


 

 

Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, will discuss his new book, Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East. Khalidi is author of three previous books about the Middle East: Origins of Arab Nationalism, Under Siege, and the award-winning Palestinian Identity. He has written more than seventy-five articles on aspects of Middle East history and politics for major newspapers and has received fellowships and grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Khalidi has been a regular guest on numerous radio and TV shows, including All Things Considered, Morning Edition, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Nightline. Khalidi's powerful and thoughtful new book examines the record of Western involvement in the Middle East. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of the political and cultural history of the entire region as well as interviews and documents, Khalidi analyzes the likely outcome of our most recent incursions and offers a tangible alternative that can help us find the path to peace.


About the 2004-05 Community Education and Dialog Series

CJPIP logoThe Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP) is a community-based organization founded to develop and support activities that further the cause of peace and justice in Palestine/Israel. The 2004-05 Community Education and Dialog Series, running September 2004 through May 2005, will bring distinguished speakers and cultural events to Chicago-area audiences, including Rashid Khalidi, Reem Nashashibi, Marianne Albina, Gila Svirsky Phyllis Bennis, Ali Abunimah, Norman Finkelstein, and Alisa Klein. See all planned events in this series. Series presenters will appear in Oak Park and elsewhere throughout the Chicago and suburban areas. Events are subject to change. Speakers do not necessarily represent the views of CJPIP.

Please support our work! In this ambitious program year, your financial support is critical to our success: your generous donation will enhance our ability to reach a broad public with these events. Donations may be mailed to CJPIP, P.O. Box 3667, Oak Park, IL 60303. If you wish your donation to be tax-deductible please make your check out to The Illinois Justice Foundation/CJPIP. Thank you.

 

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