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February 27, 2025 | 8pm local | Singapore Wardah Books, 58 Bussorah Street | Hybrid online/in-person event on Daybreak in Gaza including co-editor Mahmoud Muna, hosted by Ibrahim Tahir of Wardah Books in Singapore. Click for details. |
March 2, 2025 | 3pm | London 21Soho Club | One of the speakers at this solidarity event for the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem, organised by Na’amod. Click for details. |
April 1, 2025 | 4pm | Oxford (UK) Oxford Literary Festival | In-person presentation of Daybreak in Gaza alongside author and academic Atef Alshaer, at the Sheldonian Theatre as part of Oxford Lit Fest. Click for tickets. |
April 3, 2025 | 6.30pm | Stroud (UK) Stroud Hotel, GL5 3AP | In-person discussion of Daybreak in Gaza, hosted by the Gloucestershire branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click for tickets. |
I’ve spoken to audiences large and small, in person and online, on stage at major cultural events or literary festivals and in modest local bookshops. I am happy to consider all invitations. Subjects could include the politics of Israel and Palestine, the history and communities of Jerusalem, my travels in and beyond the Middle East, why Antarctica matters, or the process and impact of writing. Please email me at [email protected] to discuss options and possibilities.
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February 13, 2025 | London Yunus Emre Institute | Book presentation of Daybreak in Gaza, with discussion and audience Q&A. | |
February 1, 2025 | Turkiye Online | Online discussion of Daybreak in Gaza with co-editor Mahmoud Muna and members of the Turkiye Palestine Mental Health Network of professional practitioners. Click for details. | |
January 30, 2025 | Riga (Latvia) Maiznica Community Centre | Hybrid in-person/online presentation of Daybreak in Gaza with co-editor Mahmoud Muna, moderated by Baiba Ziga. Click for details. | |
January 23, 2025 | London Armenian Embassy | Reading from Nine Quarters of Jerusalem as part of the launch of Wasafiri magazine’s special issue on Armenian literature. | |
December 20, 2024 | Cambridge, MA (USA) The Beinart Notebook & Jewish Currents | Online subscriber-only discussion of Daybreak in Gaza with co-editors Mahmoud Muna and Juliette Touma, and US author and commentator Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents. Click for info | |
December 18, 2024 | New Delhi Middle East Insights | Online presentation and discussion of Daybreak in Gaza with co-editor Mahmoud Muna and Dr Shubhda Chaudhary of the Middle East Insights platform. Click for recording | |
December 1, 2024 | London SOAS University of London | Invited speaker at the two-day conference Archiving Gaza in the Present, organised by the Arab British Centre and the Centre for Palestine Studies at SOAS, University of London. | |
November 22, 2024 | Banbury (UK) Bloxham Church | Presentation and discussion of Daybreak in Gaza for Amnesty International UK’s group in Banbury, Oxfordshire. | |
November 13, 2024 | Brussels European Parliament | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza including Mahmoud Muna at the library of the European Parliament, co-hosted by the EU Representative to Palestine Alexandre Stutzmann. | |
November 13, 2024 | Brussels Gioia restaurant | Public presentation and discussion of Daybreak in Gaza at this prestigious venue, hosted by the EU Representative to Palestine Alexandre Stutzmann. | |
November 12, 2024 | Paris Dissident Club | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza and discussion with writers including Mahmoud Muna, Kegham Djeghalian and Katherine Pangonis. Moderated by Olivia Snaije. | |
November 11, 2024 | Naples Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale | Book launch and discussion on Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna, with the discussants Souzan Fatayer and Iain Chambers, moderated by Marilia Di Giovanni. | |
November 9, 2024 | Rome CSOA Ex-SNIA | Book launch and discussion on Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna, moderated by Caitlin Procter and Cristina Petrucci, at this autonomous community-owned social centre in Rome. | |
November 8, 2024 | London St James Church Paddington | A joint fundraising event for the UK Friends of Spafford Children’s Centre in Jerusalem and Medical Aid for Palestinians, including talks presenting Daybreak in Gaza and a book signing. | |
November 7, 2024 | Utrecht (NL) PAX for Peace | Book launch and public discussion on Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna, hosted by Pax, the largest peace organisation in the Netherlands. Co-hosted by Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 7, 2024 | Amsterdam Pakhuis de Zwijger | Book launch and presentation for Daybreak in Gaza as part of the Justice for Palestine programme series, with Mahmoud Muna and moderator Marianne Dagevos. Co-hosted by Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 6, 2024 | Tilburg (NL) Tilburg University | Presentation and discussion of Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna, co-hosted by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences and Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 6, 2024 | Utrecht (NL) Wishing Well West | Book launch and community discussion around Daybreak in Gaza, with Mahmoud Muna and activist Else Huisman. Co-hosted by Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 5, 2024 | Wageningen (NL) Wageningen University | Book launch and discussion around Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna. Co-hosted by Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 5, 2024 | Leiden (NL) Leiden University | Book launch and discussion of Daybreak in Gaza, with Mahmoud Muna, co-hosted by Leiden’s departments of cultural anthropology and development sociology, Leiden Scholars for Palestine and Podium voor Palestina. Moderated by Jasmijn Rana. | |
November 4, 2024 | Nijmegen (NL) Radboud University | Public lecture and discussion on Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna, co-hosted by Situating Palestine and Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 4, 2024 | Groningen (NL) Groningen-Jabalya Foundation | Book launch and discussion around Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna. Co-hosted by Podium voor Palestina. | |
November 2, 2024 | Berlin Khan Aljanub | Book launch and discussion around Daybreak in Gaza at this Arabic-language bookshop and cultural centre, including Mahmoud Muna. | |
November 1, 2024 | Berlin Curious Fox | Book launch and discussion around Daybreak in Gaza at this English-language bookshop in Kreuzberg, including Mahmoud Muna. | |
October 31, 2024 | Edinburgh (UK) Lighthouse Bookshop | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza and discussion with speakers Mahmoud Muna and Dr Malaka Shwaikh from St Andrews University at the Augustine United Church, hosted by the Lighthouse Bookshop and the Alwaleed Centre at Edinburgh University. | |
October 30, 2024 | Glasgow (UK) Ramshorn Theatre | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza co-hosted by Strathclyde University and Bethlehem Cultural Festival, including Mahmoud Muna. | |
October 16, 2024 | London Arcola Theatre, E8 | An evening of discussion, chat and drinks to celebrate the publication of the Jhalak Review, produced by and featuring writers of the global majority, in and beyond UK, including Ibtisam Azem, Guy Gunaratne and Mahmoud Muna. | |
October 15, 2024 | Vienna (Austria) Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza and discussion on politics and culture in Palestine with Mahmoud Muna and moderator Tessa Szyszkowitz. | |
October 13, 2024 | Bristol (UK) Malcolm X Community Centre | Invited speaker at Words For Gaza, a community-run solidarity event featuring writers and artists from across the southwest of England, and raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians. Hosted by Sabrin Hasbun, featuring Nikesh Shukla, Salena Godden, Noreen Masud and others. | |
October 12, 2024 | Derby (UK) Landau Forte College | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza and discussion for students (and parents) at the Arabiya School, an Arabic-language Saturday school hosted at this academy college in Derby. | |
October 12, 2024 | Stoke-on-Trent (UK) Drop City Books | Book launch and discussion for Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna. Click for details. | |
October 11, 2024 | Glossop (UK) Labour Club | Book launch and discussion around Daybreak in Gaza, hosted by Glossop’s George Street Community Bookshop at the nearby Labour Club. | |
October 11, 2024 | Leeds (UK) Little Bookshop | Book launch and discussion for Daybreak in Gaza co-hosted by the Leeds Palestine Film Festival, including Mahmoud Muna. Click for details. | |
October 10, 2024 | Leeds (UK) Little Bookshop | Book launch and discussion for Daybreak in Gaza co-hosted by the Leeds Palestine Film Festival, including Mahmoud Muna. Click for details. | |
October 9, 2024 | Nottingham (UK) Five Leaves Bookshop | Book launch and discussion for Daybreak in Gaza, including Mahmoud Muna. Click for details. | |
October 8, 2024 | London Arab British Centre | Private roundtable event hosted by Saqi Books on how the UK publishing industry engages with Palestine. | |
October 6, 2024 | Oxford The Cinnamon Stick, Middle Barton | Cultural event and book lunch/launch for Daybreak in Gaza at this Middle Eastern restaurant outside Oxford, with music, food and chat. | |
October 6, 2024 | Oxford Caper Bookshop | Book launch and discussion for Daybreak in Gaza at this popular bookshop off Cowley Road, supported by Oxford’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign group. | |
October 4, 2024 | Birmingham (UK) | Private event presenting Daybreak in Gaza, admission by invite only. | |
October 3, 2024 | London Stanfords Bookshop | London launch event for Daybreak in Gaza at this famous bookshop in Covent Garden, with speakers including Mahmoud Muna and Jayyab Abusafia. Click for details. | |
October 2, 2024 | Brighton (UK) Brighthelm Centre | Presentation of Daybreak in Gaza and discussion with Brighton’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click for details. | |
September 11, 2024 | Maidenhead (UK) Maidenhead Women's Group for European Friendship | In-person talk and discussion on the situation in Palestine, with a reading from Daybreak in Gaza. | |
September 4, 2024 | London British Cartographic Society | Private event for the British Cartographic Society, hosted at a major London bookshop, presenting ideas from Nine Quarters of Jerusalem and Daybreak in Gaza. | |
July 9, 2024 | Oxford (UK) Matthew Arnold School | Talk on Jerusalem and the wider Middle East for students at this non-selective comprehensive academy school in Oxfordshire. Private event. | |
July 6, 2024 | Bradford (UK) Bradford Literature Festival | Presentation and discussion of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with the British-Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh and historian Abdul Rahman Azzam. Click for details. | |
April 18, 2024 | London Guild of St John | Speech on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem for the annual charity fundraiser at Brompton Oratory in London supporting the Guild of St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. | |
March 11, 2024 | London Royal Geographical Society | In-person and online talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem for the RGS Monday Night Lectures series. Click for details. | |
January 21, 2024 | Leamington Spa (UK) Justice for Palestinians | In-person talk for the “Justice for Palestinians” group about Nine Quarters of Jerusalem and the viability of proposals for two-state and one-state solutions. | |
December 8, 2023 | Belfast (UK) Rethinking Conflict | Speaking at a cross-community dialogue conference in Belfast drawing lessons for Palestine and Israel from the Northern Ireland peace process, organised by Rev. Dr. Gary Mason of Rethinking Conflict. Click for details. | |
November 27, 2023 | London Frontline Club | Moderating “Reporting Palestine”, a two-hour panel discussion at London’s Frontline Club for the Bethlehem Cultural Festival with journalists including Zena Agha, Hind Hassan, Chris Gunness, Aroub Abdelhaq and Amjad Iraqi. Click for details. | |
October 27, 2023 | London Palestine Festival of Literature | One of the speakers at this PalFest event that also featured Ahdaf Soueif, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Tamim Barghouti, Rashid Khalidi, Mohammed Hanif, Soweto Kinch and many others. Click for Guardian report by Arifa Akbar. | |
October 5, 2023 | Edinburgh (UK) University of Edinburgh | In-person and online book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, hosted by the Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of Edinburgh. | |
June 15, 2023 | London Lancaster Hall Hotel | Book talk and presentation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem for the cultural programme of the German YMCA in London. | |
May 2, 2023 | Jerusalem Paulus-Haus, Schmidt School | In-person presentation to launch the paperback edition of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem in Jerusalem, with the Educational Bookshop. Click for details. | |
April 26, 2023 | Jerusalem Tantur Ecumenical Institute | In-person presentation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem as invited speaker for the conference “Religious Renewal in Times of Crisis” organised by University of Nebraska and Tri-Faith Initiative, Omaha. Click for details. | |
April 5, 2023 | London Palestine Exploration Fund | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this historic research institute based in Greenwich, London. | |
April 2, 2023 | Edinburgh (UK) Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society | In-person presentation and discussion of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with members of Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Click for details. | |
March 30, 2023 | Online The Balfour Project | Online webinar and discussion on the subject “Jerusalem and the British: 200 turbulent years”, including issues around the two-state solution. Click for video. | |
March 23, 2023 | Online Abraham Path Initiative | “Books from the Path”: webinar discussion with authors Stephanie Saldaña and Leon McCarron, hosted by Anisa Mehdi. | |
March 22, 2023 | Online Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London | Members-only online discussion of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chosen as ‘Reading Room’ book choice for Spring 2023, with RSAA chair Sophie Ibbotson. Click for details. | |
March 14, 2023 | Bath (UK) Christ Church | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, to raise funds for the Spafford Children’s Centre in Jerusalem. | |
January 16, 2023 | Vienna (Austria) Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue | In-person lecture and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, hosted by Palestinian writer and theologian Viola Raheb. | |
November 23, 2022 | London Kensington Unitarian Church | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, to raise funds for the Spafford Children’s Centre in Jerusalem. | |
November 9, 2022 | Maidenhead (UK) Maidenhead Women's Group for European Friendship | Book talk and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem. | |
November 3, 2022 | New York (USA) Abraham Path Initiative | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem for private charity fundraiser. | |
November 2, 2022 | Washington, DC (USA) Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center | In-person book talk and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by journalist Said Arikat. | |
October 31, 2022 | Providence, RI (USA) Brown University | In-person book talk for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, in conversation with Prof Nadje Al-Ali and Prof Katharina Galor. Click for video. | |
October 30, 2022 | New Haven, CT (USA) Palestine Museum | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this museum and cultural center outside New Haven. | |
October 29, 2022 | Boston, MA (USA) Boston Book Festival | In conversation with Prof Joseph Sassoon, author of The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire, and Prof Amy Singer. | |
October 27, 2022 | South Hadley, MA (USA) Odyssey Bookshop | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this well-known local independent bookstore. | |
October 26, 2022 | Boone, NC (USA) Appalachian State University | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by Dr Curtis Ryan. | |
October 25, 2022 | Ann Arbor, MI (USA) Schuler Books (ex-Nicola's) | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this prominent independent bookstore. | |
October 24, 2022 | Indianapolis (USA) JCC Indianapolis | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this Jewish cultural center, opening the 2022 Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts. | |
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco (USA) Congregation Kol Shofar | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this synagogue and cultural center in Tiburon. | |
October 21, 2022 | Seattle (USA) Elliott Bay Book Company | In-person bookstore conversation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with Pam Mandel, Seattle-based author of The Same River Twice. | |
October 20, 2022 | Seattle (USA) Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by the Very Rev Steven Thomason, Dean and Rector. | |
October 19, 2022 | Lincoln, NE (USA) University of Nebraska-Lincoln | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem hosted by Harris Center for Judaic Studies and chaired by Prof Bedross Der Matossian. | |
October 18, 2022 | Chicago (USA) Northwestern University | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at the Crown Family Center for Jewish & Israel Studies, hosted by Dr Maayan Hilel and Dr Hanna Tzuker Seltzer. | |
October 6, 2022 | Canberra (Australia) Australian National University | Online book launch for Australia, co-hosted by the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University in Geelong. | |
September 13, 2022 | Jerusalem Council for British Research in the Levant | Conversation with artist/academic Bisan Abu Eisheh, hosted live online from Jerusalem by the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL). Click for details. | |
September 4, 2022 | New Haven, CT (USA) Palestine Museum US | Online presentation and book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem. Click for video. | |
August 1, 2022 | Leeds, UK MiliM | Book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem and webinar for a UK culture and ideas project. Click for video. | |
July 6, 2022 | Oxford, UK Oxford Jewish Congregation | Online presentation on Jerusalem and book talk for the community’s Mosaic cultural programme. | |
June 2, 2022 | Groningen, Netherlands University of Groningen | Online lecture and student discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, led by Dr Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, professor of Middle Eastern Studies. | |
May 19, 2022 | Jerusalem Swedish Study Centre | Book talk and discussion with a live audience in the Old City of Jerusalem. | |
May 18, 2022 | Jerusalem St George's Cathedral | Lecture and discussion in front of a live audience, hosted by the Reverend Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem. | |
May 16, 2022 | Jerusalem American Colony Hotel | Joint book launch and conversation with Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh, in front of a live audience in the American Colony’s historic Pasha Room. | |
May 9, 2022 | Ramallah, Palestine French-German Cultural Centre | Book launch for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, with live audience. | |
April 4, 2022 | Nottingham, UK Five Leaves Bookshop | Online lecture and discussion on Jerusalem and Jewish identity, hosted by Ross Bradshaw. Click for details. | |
March 29, 2022 | Oxford, UK Oxford Literary Festival | Book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at the Weston Lecture Theatre with live audience. Click for details. | |
March 16, 2022 | Jerusalem Educational Bookshop | Online book launch and discussion with Mahmoud Muna of the Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem. Co-hosted by Bethlehem Cultural Festival and Balfour Project. Click for video. | |
March 10, 2022 | London, UK CAABU & MBI Foundation | Online lecture and launch event for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, hosted by Chris Doyle of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Click for video. | |
December 16, 2021 | New Jersey & Jerusalem Abraham Path Initiative | Illustrated talk and discussion with host Anisa Mehdi, plus guests joining live from Jerusalem. Click for video. | |
September 24, 2017 | Banbury, UK The Big Feed | Organiser and speaker at local food and culture festival. | |
November 20, 2016 | Banbury, UK Banbury Literary Live | Invited speaker on travel and travel writing. | |
November 10, 2016 | Banbury, UK Town Hall | Speaker at major ticketed event for charity on travel to Antarctica. | |
May 17, 2016 | Cambridge, UK British Antarctic Survey | Invited speaker at private event on travel to Antarctica and conditions at Halley base. | |
June 13, 2015 | Banbury, UK | Speaker at launch event for Rough Guide to the Cotswolds. | |
November 9, 2014 | St Albans, UK St Albans Lit Fest | Speaker on travel and tourism in the Middle East. | |
September 22, 2013 | Banbury, UK Banbury Lit Fest | Invited speaker on travel and travel writing. | |
November 6, 2012 | London, UK Travel Blog Camp | Main speaker on challenges facing travel journalists and bloggers. | |
August 22, 2012 | London, UK Royal Geographical Society | Keynote speaker at event marking the 200th anniversary of the rediscovery of Petra, Jordan. | |
October 16, 2011 | Thame, UK Thame Literary Festival | Invited speaker on travel in the Middle East. | |
February 16, 2011 | Providence, RI, USA Educational Travel Conference | Talks and panels over several days of the Educational Travel Conference. | |
October 31, 2010 | Amman, Jordan Jordan Tourism Board | Invited speaker on media and tourism. | |
March 25, 2009 | London, UK Abraham Path Initiative | Invited speaker on “Unknown Jordan”. | |
February 28, 2009 | London, UK Royal Geographical Society | Panel discussion about Middle East tourism at the Travellers’ Tales Festival. | |
June 15, 2008 | Oxford, UK Oxford Jewish Congregation | Talk and discussion about tourism in Jordan. | |
January 11, 2007 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | A series of talks about Jordan and Middle East travel. | |
November 20, 2006 | Switzerland | A week of travel talks about Jordan in cities around Switzerland. | |
January 15, 2006 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | Highlights of travel around Jordan. | |
January 14, 2005 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | Insights into travel in Jordan. |