Join us for a virtual roundtable with Palestinian feminist, queer and trans activists from across North America. Speakers include:
Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, founding Director/Senior scholar of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies Program at San Francisco State University, is co-founding Editorial Board member of Islamophobia Studies Journal, lead editor of book volumes and author of over 80 articles and book chapters in seven languages. She is the recipient of numerous scholarly awards and community honors, including Sterling Fellowship, New Century Scholarship, best non-fiction book award, and American Association of University Professors, and National Women’s Studies Association.
Mx. Yaffa (They/She) is an acclaimed disabled, autistic, trans, queer, Muslim, and indigenous Palestinian. Yaffa is the executive Director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD) and has received multiple awards for their transformative work around displacement, decolonization, equity, and centering the lived experiences of individuals most impacted by injustice. Yaffa is the author of Blood Orange, a poetry collection about displacement, colonization, and hope building.
Professor Rana Adib Sharif is a Los Angeles-born, interdisciplinary scholar, educator, and social justice activist. She teaches in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at CSUN. Her research examines the use of new media tools and technologies including social media, digital online archives, and location-based technologies in the context of Palestine. Professor Sharif currently serves on the executive board of the ACLU of Southern California and hosts and produces shows for the SWANA Region Radio on KPFK (90.7 fm).
Marwa Iskander is a student activist at Cal State LA, where she majors in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and is the department’s Digital Communications Intern.
Moderator: Attorney Almas Sayeed has a long history of social justice work in the U.S. and abroad. She was a 2003 Fulbright Fellow at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where she worked with the European Commission of Technical Assistance and a legal service organization for Palestinian women, the Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling. She holds degrees from the London School of Economic and UCLA School of Law.