Talk with Bashshar Haydar | حوار مع بشار حيدر

Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq: Spotlights on the Present and Insights into the Future With Donald Trump’s recent visit to the Middle East, the people of the region are facing an even bleaker future than before. The sectarian narrative of Shia/Sunni hatred is becoming more dominant. Daily killings in Iraq and Syria are diminishing hopes for accountability for crimes against humanity in the future. Israel is pitted to gain most from these developments. Only Lebanon and Jordan seem to have a semblance of a peaceful public sphere, although it does not take too long to identify the devastating violence that these two nations are also undergoing. The Syrian Peace Action Centre (SPACE) invites you to a talk with Bashshar Haydar, a professor of philosophy at the American University of Beirut. He will bring his own perspectives to the recent developments, and will help us think through some of the entanglements that make the region so difficult to comprehend. The talk will take place in English and Arabic, depending on the audience. The event is free and open to all.