DOHA: The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) held a series of lectures and talks as part of the entirely student led Justice in Palestine Week, at SFS-Q, recently.
The week-long student event held between November 18 and 22 was designed to give SFS-Q students the opportunity to learn crucial facts, hear informed opinions and have an open environment to foster discussion on the heavily debated Palestine issue.
The initiative was initially born out of SFS-Q student, Malik Habayeb’s previous internship in Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank, and his desire to ensure that this experience lived on after his time there had come to an end.
“It all started once I returned from my two month internship spent in three Palestinian refugee camps, based in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Nablus,” Habayeb said.
“I was inspired and touched by my time, and being a student of International Politics, didn’t want it to simply end when I returned home. I really wanted to make full use of many and varied resources available at SFS-Q, to turn my experience into something sustainable and hopefully impacting.”
The event was divided thematically throughout the week. The first day focused on the History and Geography of Palestine. The second day involved an in-depth look at the International Community and the International Legal System, followed by a screening of the movie Occupation 101 on the third day.
The fourth day of the event saw a panel discussion with Professor Sharqieh, SFS-Q and Professor Hroub of Northwestern University, Qatar, which addressed two crucial topics: the two-state Vs one state debate, and the role of the international community with specific reference to the US and UN. The panel discussion was moderated by Habayeb.
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