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Al-Awda to Host Al-Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros in Orange County Sunday October 3, 2010


"Reflections on the Israeli Attack on Gaza"
Discussion with Al-Jazeera correspondents Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros
Presentation to include screening of excerpts from "Reflections of War" and a trailer to a new feature film documentary to be released soon.

Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is pleased to announce that our chapter in Los Angeles/Orange County will be hosting Al-Jazeera correspondents Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros on Sunday October 3, 2010 starting 3 PM at the Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South, 11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, California, 92840. The title of their presentation will be "Reflections on the Israeli Attack on the Gaza Strip." If you live in Southern California or are simply visiting, come hear first hand from Mohyeldin and Tadros on the human side of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in 2008, as well their assessment of the current situation in the Gaza Strip in the context of international efforts to break the ongoing siege and the so-called peace process. Their stop in Orange County is part of a multi-city US speaking tour that includes discussions at Columbia University, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, the New America Foundation and elsewhere.

On December 27, 2008, Israel's already crippling siege on the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip escalated into a brutal military attack. Al-Jazeera was the only global news network reporting from inside the Gaza Strip and "israel" for the entirety of the attack. Throughout Al-Jazeera's reporters Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms throughout the English speaking world. They found themselves as vulnerable as the civilians of Gaza Strip. If you live in Southern California or are simply visiting, come listen to their accounts of what it was really like to report on the attack, as well as their analysis of the current situation in the Gaza Strip in the context of international efforts to break the ongoing siege and the so-called peace process.

Ayman Mohyeldin is the lead Gaza Strip Correspondent for Al-Jazeera English. He is an accomplished Arab American who reported on the so-called trial of the President of Iraq Saddam Hussein before he covered the December 2008 Israeli Airstrikes over the Gaza Strip. He became the first journalist to report on the intricate network of tunnels that are now a vital route into the Gaza Strip for medicine, food and fuel supplies. Mohyeldin was a foreign news producer in Iraq with CNN (2003-2005). He studied International Politics at American University in Washington D.C. and earned his BA in International Relations with a focus on the European Union. He also earned an MA in International Politics with a focus on Peace and Conflict Resolution. His graduate thesis entitled "The News Media Paradigm in the War on Terrorism" was recognized and accepted by the International Association of Media Researcher's Conference in Barcelona, Spain (2002). Mohyeldin started his career working at NBC News. Mohyeldin's coverage of major news events include the Iraq War, the first multi-candidate presidential Egyptian Elections in 2005, Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the 2005 Palestinian elections in the Gaza Strip. As a producer, Mohyeldin became the first journalist to enter one of Libya's nuclear research facilities after producing Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi's first interview announcing Libya would abandon all WMD programs. Mohyeldin's work in the CNN documentary "Iraq: progress report" about the daily struggles of Iraqis during the war was nominated for an Emmy. He served as an associate producer for the NBC News Special that also received Emmy Award nominations for "Ship at War: Inside the Carrier Stennis" & "Inside the Real West Wing." He is also known for his coverage of the annual Muslim Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca and was involved in the production of CNN specials "Islam: The Struggle Within" and "Hajj: A Spiritual Journey." Before his assignment to the Gaza Strip, Mohyeldin reported from across the Middle East, including on sectarian violence in Lebanon, voting irregularities in Egypt, and human rights abuses in the Gulf.

Sherine Tadros is an Arab British journalist based in the Arab world. She is a correspondent for Al-Jazeera English based in Doha, Qatar. After obtaining two degrees in politics, Tadros worked for the Al-Arabiya network as executive producer, before joining Al-Jazeera in 2005. During the 2008-2009 Israeli attack on the Gaza strip, Tadros and Mohyeldin, her co-reporter at Al-Jazeera, were the only journalists for the English-language news media reporting from inside the Gaza Strip. Foreign press access to Gaza had been limited via either Egypt or Israel. However, Tadros and Mohyeldin were already inside the Gaza Strip when the brutal attack on its civilians began.

Invitation

If you live in Southern California or are simply visiting, join Al-Awda's Los Angeles/Orange County chapter and hear first hand from Mohyeldin and Tadros on the human side of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in 2008, as well as their analysis of the current situation in the Gaza Strip in the context of international efforts to break the ongoing siege and the so-called peace process. Their presentation entitled "Reflections on the Israeli Attack on the Gaza Strip" starts at 3 PM on Sunday October 3, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South, 11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, California, 92840.

This event is open to the public. $15.00 per person. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Sponsorship: We welcome sponsorship to help underwrite costs associated with this event. Sponsors will be recognized at the event unless requested otherwise. You can send your sponsorship donation attention Al-Awda Los Angeles, PO Box 131352, Carlsbad, CA 92010. If you would like to use your credit card, please use the paypal button at http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html indicating "Event Sponsorship" with your submission. Alternatively we can accept you sponsorship donation using your credit card by phone. Call us at 760-918-9441.

For more information:

Al-Awda Los Angeles/Orange County
The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
Email: info@al-awdacal.org
WEB: http://al-awdacal.org

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