5:00 PM (Palestine Time) | 10:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Two of our EASA networks – APeCS, the Anthropology of Peace, Conflict and Security, and DAN, the Decolonial Anthropology Network – together with the Middle East section of the AAA, are sponsoring an event organised by Insaniyyat, the Society for Palestinian Anthropologists, on practices of resistance to the ongoing Nakba in Palestine.
Dear Insaniyyat Community,
Salam,
We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming roundtable and discussion hosted by Insaniyyat: Society for Palestinian Anthropologists, endorsed by the Middle East Section of the AAA, the Decolonial Network of EASA, and the Peace, Conflict & Security Network of EASA.
Faz’a (فزعة) in the Face of Ongoing Nakba
Thursday, July 10, 2025
5:00 PM (Palestine Time) | 10:00 AM (Eastern Time)
Online via Zoom
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXnulCjB6yfPdUh30yE41acPxHnZRCerTkKB4r-jrRDL8G-g/viewform?usp=header
In Palestine, there are long traditions of faz’a (فزعة), or mutual aid, ranging from collective practices of agricultural work to home rebuilding after an Israeli demolition to collective defense of someone being bullied or targeted. Amidst the Israeli genocide in Gaza, mass starvation, constant displacements, and bombings, practices of faz’a continue to emerge as Palestinians have focused on survival and supporting loved ones.
Faz’a is a mode of survival, dignity, and resistance from within. Despite deliberate attempts to sow mistrust among people and crush functioning institutions, practices of faz’a reassert the presence of morals and social solidarity, values deeply rooted in the community, grounded in kinship, obligation, proximity, and care.
In this iteration of talks, we introduce and discuss the histories of faz’a, focusing on how mutual aid has sustained Palestinians throughout the ongoing Nakba, and we consider how, during the genocide, practices of faz’a have been revitalized even in the most dire circumstances and in times of crises and catastrophe.
We invite you to join this conversation, as we think about how we, as scholars, artists, and activists of Palestine, can best represent and pursue our Faz’a.
Roundtable panelists include:
- Laura Adwan
- Hadeel Assali
- Amahl Bishara
- Aseel Sawalha
Moderator:
- Ruba Salih.
We hope you will join us in this critical conversation.
With care and solidarity,
The Insaniyyat Executive Board and Media Committee
