| Date | Time | Topic |
| Friday,
March 22, 2019 |
6:00-7:00pm | Reception: Gazan food
“We All Live in Gaza” art exhibit “Life in Gaza” photo exhibit by Mohamed Zaanoun Welcoming remarks: Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld (Senior Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Global Programs); Hani Almadhoun (American Near East Refugee Aid); Laila El Haddad (Journalist and author) |
| 7:00-8:30pm | Musical performance:
MC: Mike Figueroa (Dept. of Music, UNC-Chapel Hill) Opening: UNC Al-Ahrar Dabke Team Main: Tamer Nafar of DAM with DJ Rang |
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| Saturday,
March 23, 2019
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8:30am | Conference registration, coffee and light breakfast |
| 9:00-9:10am | Opening remarks: Raymond Farrow (Associate Provost for Global Affairs and Interim Chief Global Officer)
Housekeeping: Shai Tamari (UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies) |
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| 9:15-10:30am | “The (De-)Development of Gaza: Economy, Women, and Youth”
Speakers: Sara Roy (Harvard University); Laila El Haddad (Journalist and author) Moderator: Rebecca Stein (Dept. of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University) |
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| 10:30-10:45am | Break | |
| 10:45am-12:00pm | “Humanitarian Crisis: Food, Water, and Health”
Speakers: Hani Almadhoun (American Near East Refugee Aid); Yasser Abu Jamei (Gaza Community Mental Health Programme; via Skype from Gaza City) Moderator: Sarah Shields (Dept. of History, UNC-Chapel Hill) |
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| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch (lunch provided for registered conference attendees) | |
| 1:00-2:15pm | “In and Out: Gaza and Freedom of Movement”
Speaker: Tania Hary (Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement); Mohammed Eid (Rotary Peace Fellow from Gaza; UNRWA staff) Moderator: Ashley Anderson (Dept. of Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill) |
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| 2:15-2:30pm | Break | |
| 2:30-3:45pm | “Gazans between Fatah & Hamas”
Speakers: Nathan Brown (George Washington University); Nathan Stock (Middle East Institute) Moderator: Charles Kurzman (Dept. of Sociology, UNC-Chapel Hill) |
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| 3:45-4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:00-5:15pm | “Gaza and the World: Egypt, Israel, and the United States”
Speakers: Lara Friedman (Foundation for Middle East Peace); Ghaith al-Omari (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Moderator: Abdeslam Maghraoui (Dept. of Political Science, Duke University) |
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| Sunday
March 24, 2019 |
10:00am-9:00pm | Gaza on Screen Films and schedule available at gazaconference.web.unc.edu/gaza-on-screen |