Oxford University and the Weidenfeld Scholars would like to invite you to the 2012 Weidenfeld Debates Conference. This year’s event will commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Arab Spring and will present 7 unique voices from the streets who witnessed and took part in the popular uprisings.
Who?
Tunisia - Yassine Ayari, cyber activist,
Yemen - Atiaf AlWazir, Researcher, NGO consultant & blogger
Syria - Joseph Daher, activist and author of `The People Demand: a Short History of the Arab Revolutions`
Egypt - Seif Abou Zaid, political activist, CEO of Nabadat Foundation
Libya - Hana El-Gallal, human rights lawyer and former member of the Libyan Transitional Council
Bahrain - Maryam Al-Khawaja, Head of Foreign Relations Office, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Morocco - Fouad Abdelmoumni, founder of Al Amana micro-finance, human rights activist
Where? The Nissan Lecture Theatre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford Univeristy
When? Wednesday, 29 Februray, 5-8pm
Schedule
Panel 1: 5-6:15pm - Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
Tea Break: 6:15-6:30pm
Panel 2: 6:30-7:45pm - Morocco, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain.
This event is made possible by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the Centre for Islamic Studies, the Middle East Centre, the Faculty of Oriental Studies, the Reuters Institute, St. Antony’s College and St Anne’s College.