Wallace Building, Singleton Campus room 218, 12-1pm (refreshments available from 11.45).
Biographical Notes:
Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh, the well-known Palestinian scientist, political author and activist is on a speaking tour to UK, Ireland and USA and we are honoured to have him in Swansea on the 14th November.
Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh is Founder and Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability, Bethlehem University (see palestinenature.org and the 10 year anniversary booklet and annual reports here). The institute incorporates the Palestine Museum of Natural History.
Professor Qumsiyeh previously served at US universities including Tennessee, Duke and Yale, specialising in Cytogenetics. He has published over 180 scientific papers, over 30 book chapters, hundreds of articles, and several books including “Sharing the Land of Canaan” and “Popular Resistance in Palestine”.
He oversaw a number of projects ranging from formulating the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Palestine to empowerment projects with farmers, women, and children that benefitted tens of thousands. He is a recipient of the Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation award, the Takreem award, and the Peace Seeker of the Year award, among others.