Film screening: Roadmap to Apartheid
In this award-winning documentary, the first-time directors听take a detailed look at the apartheid analogy commonly used to听describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Narrated by Alice听Walker (author of The Color Purple), Roadmap to Apartheid is听as much a historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid听in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel听they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing听number of people around the world agree with them.
While not perfect, the apartheid analogy is a useful framework by which to educate people on the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians. Our film delves into those issues, comparing the many similar laws and tools used by both Israel and apartheid-era South Africa. The audience will see what life is like for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and inside Israel while gaining a deeper understanding of the conflict with the help of respected analysts on the subject. Combined with archival material and anecdotes from South Africans, the film forms a complete picture as to why the analogy is being used with increasing frequency and potency.
Post-screening discussion with: Michelle Hartman, Associate Professor, Institute of Islamic听Studies; Samia al-Botmeh, Visiting Professor, Insitute of Islamic Studies; Vincent Romani, Professor in Political Science at Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al
presented by the Islamic Studies Library & the MUNACA Social Justice Committee
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