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Amid the chaos of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it is becoming increasingly difficult to hear nuanced voices—and even harder to bring them into dialogue.
When it does happen, it is often under the guise of so-called tokenizing strategies: one “side” invites alleged voices from the “other side,” which, in reality, serve only to reinforce preexisting narratives.
The panelists of TOUGH TIMES FOR PEACENIKS are far too independent for such superficial tricks: Joe Perlov, a “peacenik” and critic from Israel, and Hamza Howidy, a peace activist and dissident from Gaza. Both are critical of their own governments, advocate for a two-state solution to be achieved through political means, and are unafraid to criticize extremists of all kinds. For these reasons, Howidy was forced to flee Gaza.
The discussion will explore how criticism can look in times of polarization and what perspectives might lie beyond the clamor of war.
A conversation with Hamza Howidy and Joe Perlov about visionary peace activism.
On Monday, December 4th at 6:30 pm, this human world will co-host a special screening series with our partners at MuseumsQuartier in Raum D. This event will feature two short films (What if Women Ruled the World? and Esterno giorno) by resident ar...
Amid the chaos of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it is becoming increasingly difficult to hear nuanced voices—and even harder to bring them into dialogue. When it does happen, it is often under the guise of so-called tokenizing strategie...
The intense presence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Western discourse—particularly since October 7, 2023—reveals a striking imbalance in matters of representation. Social circles, political groups, and even families "reenact" the Middle Ea...
