Before the Flood: Ramzy Baroud on Colonial Invasion, Occupation, and War in Palestine

The Middle East Children's Alliance is proud to welcome esteemed journalist, author, and poet Ramzy Baroud for a conversation with journalist and author Nora Barrows-Friedman. Together, they will discuss the latest events in Palestine and Baroud's newest book, Before the Flood: A Gaza Family Memoir Across Three Generations of Colonial Invasion, Occupation, and War in Palestine.

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Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a Palestinian author, historian, and academic whose work focuses on Palestinian history, liberation, and people's history. He has written eight books.  His latest book, ‘Before the Flood,’ was published by Seven Stories Press. Other books include Searching Jenin, The Second Palestinian Intifada, My Father Was a Freedom Fighter, The Last Earth, These Chains Will Be Broken, and Our Vision for Liberation - co-edited with Ilan Pappé. His forthcoming book is Gaza Rising, also co-edited with Ilan Pappé.

Nora Barrows-Friedman is an editor at The Electronic Intifada and co-hosts the weekly livestream broadcast. She has focused on Palestine and Palestinian rights issues as a reporter for more than twenty years, and is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine."