Emergency Teach-In: What Does “Intifada” Mean?
Featuring
Sinan Antoon, Arabic Language Specialist
Adel Iskandar, Media Landscape Specialist
Bassam Haddad, Social Science Specialist
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United States Representative Elise Stefanik's powerful questioning of three top University Presidents compelled us into deep introspection and reflection on the meaning of “Intifada,” which she invoked as a call for Genocide. Join Arabic language expert Sinan Antoon, media expert Adel Iskandar, and Social Science expert Bassam Haddad for an extended deciphering Teach-In Session in which we explore the meaning of the term. Bassam, Adel, and Sinan are the hosts of the podcast “3 Arabs &,” which has not yet been released.
Featuring
Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and translator, and has been described as one of the most acclaimed contemporary Arab writers. His work, which includes four novels, has won multiple awards. An associate professor at New York University, he is a co-founder of Jadaliyya.
Adel Iskandar is an Associate Professor of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University, where he is the Director of the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies and the Chair of Graduate Studies in the School of Communication. He is the author, co-author and co-editor of numerous works including Edward Said: A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation(University of California Press, 2010). Iskandar is a Co-Editor of Jadaliyya.
