Palestinisation, hosted by Ibn Al-Haytham Academy is a one-week long film festival, and a holistic cultural event conducted at the Wadi Salam Campus, Vilayancode, Kannur. Held between 13th-19th November 2023, the event features a series of movie screenings, review competitions, Palestine solidarity gathering, academic seminars, and open forums that rigorously discuss the Palestine Question.
This Pro-Palestine gathering stages a series of thought-provoking sessions on the history of settler colonialism in Palestine and the Israeli regime, the ongoing genocide happening in the state and its people’s decades-long resistance. As part of the event, our students have addressed the public, holding a press conference at Kannur Press Club.
Our Guests:
- Abdul Hakeem Nadwi (Secretary, JIH Kerala)
- VK Hamza Abbas (Chief Editor, Gulf Madhyamam & Chairman, Wadihuda)
- Wahid Chullippara (Secretary, SIO Kerala)
- Sajid Nadwi (Director, Wadihuda Group of Institutions)
- SAP Abdu Salam (Managing Director, Wadihuda Group of Institutions)
- Dr. R Yusuf (Writer, Orator)
- Ladeeda Farzana (Writer, Social Activist)
- Dr. Saifudheen Kunju (JBAS Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Madras)
- Prof. PK Pokker (Malayalam University)
- Dr. Sadique PK (Principal, Mediaone Academy)
- Lulu Marjan (Secretary, GIO Kerala)
- Mishab Shibili (President, SIO Kannur)
- Shihas H (Deputy Director, Ibn Al Haytham Academy)
- Jolly Chirayath (Actress, Social Activist)
- TP Muhammed Shameem (Author)
- Sameer Binsi (Musician)
Movies Screened:
- Born in Gaza (2014)
- It Must Be Heaven (2019)
- 3000 Nights (2015)
- Chronicles of Disappearance (1998)
- Omar (2013)
- Farha (2021)
- Divine Intervention (2002)
Talks Conducted:
- Cinema, Politics and Resistance, By Jolly Chirayath (Actress, Social Activist)
- History of Zionism and Settler Colonialism in Palestine, By TP Muhammed Shameem (Author)
- Art of Resistance: Remembering Mahmoud Darwish and Mourid Barghouti, By Sameer Binsi (Musician)
Academic Seminars Held:
- Palestine Question as Theological Question; Settler Colonialism, Empire and Palestine: Why the Muslim World Matters?, By Wahid Chullippara (Secretary, SIO Kerala)
- The Complex Dynamics of the Palestinian Struggle, By Yaseen Fayaz (Graduate Student, Ibn Al-Haytham Academy)
- Palestine and the Question of Islam, By TM Izam (Student, Thanshia Islamic Academy)
- Palestine as an Idea of Liberation, By Aboobacker MA (Student, Al Jamia Al Islamiya)
- Settler Colonialism, Empire, and the Question of Palestine, By Vasif Vadood (Student, Thanshia Islamic Academy)
- Terrorism Discourse and Palestinian Resistance, By Amna Fathima KP (Graduate Student, Ibn Al-Haytham Academy)
The event, with all of its colors, has been successful in staging a thoughtful and critical discussion on the Palestine discourse. The academically fruitful sessions and gatherings have made meaningful contributions into the event’s purpose and to our students’ academic journey.
