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Event
- Title:
- Women, War and the Middle East
- When:
- 06.02.2010 10.30 h - 16.00 h
- Where:
- The Womens Library - Whitechapel
- Category:
- Education/Courses/Workshops
Description
Free
This event will bring together academics and activists to examine the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East. The day will address some key questions, from the impact of transnational feminism on women’s solidarity movements, to ways in which the actions of various local and transnational groups, including women’s movements, diaspora communities, national governments, and other bodies shape the experiences of women in conflict situation.
Contributors include Dr Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS, University of London; Dr. Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick, and Women in Black and the Women’s international League for Peace and Freedom.
In collaboration with Zed Books
Venue
- Venue:
- The Womens Library - Website
- Street:
- London Metropolitan Uni, 25 Old Castle Street
- Postcode:
- E1 7NT
- City:
- Whitechapel
- Area/Borough:
- London
Description
The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. Access is free and open to everyone.
T +44 (0)20 7320 2222
F +44 (0)20 7320 2333
Entrance
Everyone is welcome to visit The Women's Library and entrance is free.
If you would like to use the Reading Room, we'll ask you to join the Library. If you'd like to bring a group for a guided tour and find out what's on offer here, please visit the group visits page.
Opening Hours
The Reading Room is open Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.00pm, with a late evening opening on Thursdays until 8.00pm.
Exhibitions are open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, with a late evening opening on Thursday until 8.00pm. Saturday hours are 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Closed Periods
The Women's Library, as part of London Metropolitan University, closes for brief periods over the Easter and Christmas holidays, as well as on bank holidays.
The Women's Library is also closed on Saturdays during the month of August.
Tube: Aldgate/Aldgate East
Buses: 15, 25, 40, 42, 67, 78, 100, 115, 254
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