OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Ms Waad Alkhatib (Film Maker, For Sama)
Waad is a Syrian film maker and one the main characters in the documentary For Sama. The documentary, which captures life under siege in Aleppo, has won an EMMY, a BAFTA and more than 95 awards. Waad was named as one of the Time 100 and BBC 100 women. Having witnessed the Syrian uprising from its early days, Waad continues to be a strong international advocate on human rights in Syria, particularly on the issue of bombing of hospitals.
Mr Ibrahim Olabi (Guernica 37, Syrian British Council)
Ibrahim Olabi is a barrister at Guernica 37 and a founder of the Syrian Legal Development Programme. He sits on the executive board of the Syrian British Council. Ibrahim is working on international legal cases for crimes committed in Syria. He was present in Syria when the chemical attack of April 2017 took place, and regularly meets with policy makers in different, including foreign ministers, on policy issues in Syria. He is currently at Oxford doing an MPP.
Waad will be covering a quick snapshot about the last 10 years of Syria
Ibrahim will be covering what possible scenarios face Syria in the short and medium term.
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