Speakers: Dr Khair El-Din Haseeb and Haifa Zangana
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
18:00 – 19:30
Room S421, St Clement's, LSE
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As the wrangling over the political future of Iraq continues, the complex diversity of parties and positions is often overlooked. The views of many of those who oppose the recent and likely future governments need to be heard and recognised as legitimate, rather than being lumped together with al-Qaeda. This seminar will broaden the debate on Iraq through exposure to Iraq voices with meaningful contributions to make.
Dr Khair El-Din Haseeb is Director General of the Centre for Arab Unity Studies in Beirut. He holds an MSc from LSE and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. During his distinguished career Dr Haseeb has been Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Professor of Economics at Baghdad University and has held senior roles in the UN. He has also worked for the Iraqi National Oil Company and the Arab National Congress.
Haifa Zangana is an author and activist. Her recent books are Dreaming of Baghdad, and City of Widows: An Iraqi woman's account of war and resistance. She is also co-author of Torturer in the Mirror. Haifa lectures on Iraqi culture, literature and women's issues. Haifa is founding member of the International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies (IACIS) and advisor for UNDP on 'Towards the rise of women in the Arab world'.
This seminar is free and open to all and registration is not required.