2019 Palestinian Talk @ChiUni

Life Behind The Wall

Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian Christian, from Bethlehem talked about life under Occupation behind the wall. It was a rare opportunity to meet an erudite scholar and prodigious campaigner for peace and justice inspiring hope, empowerment and equal rights for Palestinians. Formally based at Yale University, returned to his village near Bethlehem 12 years ago and set up the Palestine Museum of Natural History at the University of Bethlehem. He is at the forefront of the struggle for truth and civil rights in Bethlehem today.