Speakers
*Stephen Bell
(Stop the War coalition)
** Dr Ibrahim Al Aradi
(former member of Bahrain Doctors Association)
When the revolutions erupted in 2011, they engulfed several Arab countries. They were short-lived. But could they be re-invigorating themselves beneath the surface? The underpinning causes of those mass revolts have remained unchanged. The Israeli occupation of Palestine was a factor in fomenting dissent and has remained a source of bitterness to many. It may have become more destabilising as it has turned into a symptom of moral decadence of the regimes that joined the wagon of normalisation. Is a second Arab Spring inevitable?
Or is it the end of the Arab dream of a brighter dawn of liberation, freedom and human rights?
6.30pm Tuesday 17th January 2023
The meeting will be held (in person) at
45 Crawford Place, London W1H 4LP (off Edgware Road)
You can also participate on Zoom using this link
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Or on Youtube on this link:
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Admission is Free.
email: d05sa@yahoo.co.uk or text 07795 660 438
**Stephen Bell is a life-long unionist, human rights and political campaigner. He is currently Treasurer of Stop the War Coalition. He was Campaign Officer for Palestine Solidarity Campaign. He was also Head of Policy for Communication Workers Union 2002-2015. He is a also a member of Coventry North West Labour Party. He appears on TV screens for analysis and comments.
**Dr Ibrahim Al Aradi was born in Bahrain, studied at its primary and secondary schools before going to study abroad. In Ukraine he studied medicine graduating in 2005. He worked as a doctor at Bahrain’s hospitals until 2011. He witnessed the attacks by the regime’s forces on the doctors and nurses during the uprising. He then fled the country to Slovakia where he worked in Slovakia until 2013. His nationality was revoked in 2015. He is now working as a refugee doctor.
