Diyar’s Eighth International Conference The Palestinian Diaspora Bethlehem, August 17th- 24th 2014 Sunday, August 17 Arrival and welcoming dinner Monday, August 18 & Tuesday, August 19 Tours Tuesday, August 19 6:00 Official Opening of the 8th International Conference - Shammout Prize Wednesday, August 20 9:00-10:30 Europe Global diaspora, multilocal lives, transnational identities? Lydia Potts Bethlehem and the Origins of the Palestinian Diaspora Jacob Norris 11:00-12:30 Palenstinians in Germany: Characteristies, Identity and challengens Yazid Shammout The Palestinian Diaspora in France Safwat Ibreghieth The Beginning of the Palestinian National Activities in Europe Abdallah Franji كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps 2:00-3:30 The Role of Palestinian Embassies in the Diaspora Kholoud Daibes Abu Dayeh The Role of Palestinian Embassies in the Diaspora Hind Khoury Characteristics of the Palestinian Diaspora As'ad Abdel Rahman 4:00-5:30 Middle East Representations of Identity in the Palestinians’ theatre in the lebanese camps Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti “Gendering Perceptions of Refugee Space? A Look at the Palestinian Refugees in Jordan" Alexandra Saieh The Long Arm of the Law: The Palestinian Right of Return and the Shatat in Israeli Courts – The Case of Iqrit and Kufr Bir’im Thayer Hastings Palestinian Transnational Student Movements: Past, Present and Future Perspectives Miriam Abu Samra 7:00 Film "Amerikka" Sawsan Qa'oud كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps Thursday, August 21 9:00-10:30 Latin America Diasporic Palestinian Communities in Brazil and Hierarchies of Belonging Bahia M. Munem & Sônia C. Hamid The Palestinian's familiar experiences at Brazil's extreme south: approaching gender and Diaspora Denise F. Jardim 11:00-12:30 The Moshe Dayan Scheme: The Secret Transfer of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Paraguay Hadeel Assali Palestinian-Hondurans: Income Inequality in Honduras and the role of the Palestinian Diaspora John Handal Saints and Shadows - Diary & Photos (Salvador) Muriel Hasbun 2:00-3:30 Arabs and Palestinians in Chile: Institutions and Discourses facing the issues in the Arab World and Palestine 1967 - 1986 Ricardo Marzuca Butto Long-Distance Resistance: Engaging with Palestine from Santiago de Chile Siri Agnete Schwabe “Exploring Contemporary Chilean-Palestinian Identity and the perception of return" Rana Musa كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps 4:00-5:30 Arabic Languages, Migration and Identity: The Case of Chile - A Philosophical, Aesthetical and Political Approach Kamal Cumsille Becoming Palestine”: lost and found identities in the Palestinian Diaspora/ Chile Lina Meruane The lives of Palestinian refugees after joining a century old Diaspora/Chile Kholoud Al Ajarma 6:30 Art Exibition at DAK Lucy Janjigian Arabic Diaspora in the United States: A Photographic Exhibition (Dar Annadwa) George Rivera Friday, August 22 9:00-10:30 Churches/Religion ELCA Arab and Middle Eastern Lutherans and the Diaspora Kholoud Khoury "Muslim Education in European context: A perspective of Palestinian Diaspora." Mouhanad Khorchid Emigration of Christian Arabs from the Palestinian Central Mountains Abroad: Ramallah & Al-Bireh District - A case study Hadeel Fawadleh Dina El Omari كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps 11:00-12:30 Representing Palestine in the Diaspora Arab-American Activism for Palestine Mazin Qumsieh Boston Palestine Film Festival and its relationship with the Palestinian (Diaspora) Katherine Hanna Teaching the “Arab Israeli Conflict” in the U.S: Challenges of Identity and Context Ibtesam Al atiyat The Palestinian Museum in South Africa as a tool for Advocacy Anis Daraghmeh 2:00-3:30 Diaspora in Literature and Song Forced Migration as a Biblical Theme Patricia K. Tull Between Diaspora and Exile: Identity, Authenticity and Representation Suleiman R Hodali The Relationship of Palestine with the Palestinian Diaspora: The Role of Al-Mahd weekly and its Chief Editor and Owner Adnan Musallam The Palestinian Song as a Link between Diaspora and Homeland Mutasem Adieleh كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps 4:00-5:00 Biographies and the Diaspora Family Story in the Holy Land and the Diaspora Qustandi Shomali Personal accounts, auto-biographies and diaries of Palestinians in the Diaspora Lulwa Saffarini “Planet Bethlehem" Laila Sansour 5:00 - 6:00 Closing Session 7:00 OUT OF PLACE – Diyar Dance Theater Performance 8:00 Farewell Dinner Saturday, August 23 Departure كلية دار الكلمة الجامعية للفنون والثقافة | بيت لحم | جبل مرير | هاتف: 7707572-57 | فاكس: 57-7706777 www.daralkalima.edu.ps .