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Palestine is the world’s largest open prison: Prof. Ramakrishnan
Saturday February 04, 2012 11:54:29 AM,
RINA
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New Delhi: Indian
Youth for Palestine (IYP) organized the Palestine Solidarity Week
With the collaboration of Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia
Millia Islamia today from 2 pm to 6:30 pm at Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir
Hall, JMI. Students representing Centre for Centre for West Asian
Studies, Conflict Analysis and Peace Building, India-Arab Cultural
Centre, Faculty of Education, Law, Journalism and Architecture etc
were present; nearly 80 people participated in the programme.
Eminent speakers such as Prof. Ramakrishan from Centre for West
Asian Studies, JNU; Qamar Agha, Senior Journalist; Prof. Ilyas
from India-Arab cultural Centre presented their thoughts on the
issue of Palestine and Israel conflict. Prof. Rafiullah chaired
the session. Along with the painting and poster exhibition the
discussion was followed by the documentary screening namely The
Wall.
Prof. Ramakrishnan stated that Palestine is the world’s largest
open prison. All Palestinians are prisoners, no matter where are
they living. Palestine issue is our issue because it is Human
Rights issue.
Qamar Agha maintained that Palestine is the only country which is
divided by the UN. While talking about the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO), he further stated that PLO was the great
organization and their struggle was acknowledged by everyone Arabs
and Non Arabs.
Prof. Ilyas argued that we need to relocate the issue of culture
in the Palestine conflict. Jews migration was the attempt to de-arabaized
the Arab culture. Now, even herbs and plants are given the Hebrew
names.
Prof. Rafiullah mentioned that Israel called itself as democratic
state but in reality it is the most fascist and undemocratic
authority.
The programme was ended with the vote of thanks by Badar Khan Suri,
member of Indian Youth for Palestine. Badar Khan Suri and his
colleague Amir Khan Sherwani announced about the cultural week,
which they are going to organize in coming weeks. It will include
the poetry recitation, movie screening and free Palestinian dance
classes for students.
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