The Question of Palestine in America

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Join the Jerusalem Fund for the Edward Said Memorial Lecture, featuring Moustafa Bayoumi, a former student of Edward Said and an award-winning author, journalist, and professor. Bayoumi will explore “The Question of Palestine in America,” offering insights shaped by his time learning directly from Edward Said.

In this lecture, Moustafa Bayoumi will examine the state of affairs in the Middle East through the lens of how Palestine has historically operated, both as an idea and as a political struggle, in American culture, and why the Question of Palestine continues to matter in America.