MIRAL: A Palestinian/Israeli Dialogue on and Off Screen
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, Room 006
(between Waverly and Washington Place)
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
On Thursday, February 2, the NYU Center for Dialogues will host Miral: A Palestinian/Israeli Dialogue On and Off Screen, a film screening and panel discussion featuring the author of Miral, Rula Jebreal. The screening and discussion will be followed by a reception.
Jebreal's semi-autobiographical novel, Miral, tells the story of a young Palestinian girl coming of age amid the tensions and destruction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Refusing to merely point fingers, the novel draws attention to the aspirations for peace shared by both Israelis and Palestinians and appeals for a return to constructive dialogue. With the diplomatic relationship between Israelis and Palestinians once again at an impasse domestically as well as globally, Jebreal's call for both sides to rise above the political cynicism and stalemate that have characterized the conflict over the past decade has more resonance than ever before.
The film adaptation of Miral was directed by Julian Schnabel who also directed "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", and stars Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, and Willem Dafoe. Miral, which premiered in the United States at the United Nations General Assembly in March 2011, won the Cinema for UNICEF Commendation Award and the C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2010.
Speakers include:
✥ Rula Jebreal, Author, Miral (Israel)
✥ Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History, New York University (U.S.)
✥ Helga Tawil-Souri, Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University (U.S. / Palestine)
✥ Mustapha Tlili (Moderator, U.S.), Founder and Director of the NYU Center for Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West
This event is free and open to the public.
Please call 212-998-8693 or email info@centerfordialogues.org to RSVP
or for more information by Tuesday, January 31.
Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th Street);
R, N (8th Street);6 (Astor Place)
Registration begins at 5:30PM
This event is organized by the
NYU Center for Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West
in collaboration with
the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History, the NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Department of Cinema Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.
721 Broadway, Room 006
(between Waverly and Washington Place)
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
On Thursday, February 2, the NYU Center for Dialogues will host Miral: A Palestinian/Israeli Dialogue On and Off Screen, a film screening and panel discussion featuring the author of Miral, Rula Jebreal. The screening and discussion will be followed by a reception.
Jebreal's semi-autobiographical novel, Miral, tells the story of a young Palestinian girl coming of age amid the tensions and destruction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Refusing to merely point fingers, the novel draws attention to the aspirations for peace shared by both Israelis and Palestinians and appeals for a return to constructive dialogue. With the diplomatic relationship between Israelis and Palestinians once again at an impasse domestically as well as globally, Jebreal's call for both sides to rise above the political cynicism and stalemate that have characterized the conflict over the past decade has more resonance than ever before.
The film adaptation of Miral was directed by Julian Schnabel who also directed "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", and stars Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, and Willem Dafoe. Miral, which premiered in the United States at the United Nations General Assembly in March 2011, won the Cinema for UNICEF Commendation Award and the C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2010.
Speakers include:
✥ Rula Jebreal, Author, Miral (Israel)
✥ Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History, New York University (U.S.)
✥ Helga Tawil-Souri, Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University (U.S. / Palestine)
✥ Mustapha Tlili (Moderator, U.S.), Founder and Director of the NYU Center for Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West
This event is free and open to the public.
Please call 212-998-8693 or email info@centerfordialogues.org to RSVP
or for more information by Tuesday, January 31.
Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th Street);
R, N (8th Street);6 (Astor Place)
Registration begins at 5:30PM
This event is organized by the
NYU Center for Dialogues: Islamic World-U.S.-The West
in collaboration with
the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History, the NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, the Department of Cinema Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.