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Syria, ravaged and destroyed today, experienced a prolonged multicultural history long before the term was coined. Home to the two cities, Aleppo and Damascus, that claim to be the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, its history is that of origins, from the discovery of the first phonetic alphabet at Ugarit, to conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus, the home of the Umayyads, first Islamic dynasty, the Crusaders and the castles they left behind.
Syria has been on our radar for centuries. In a broad historical sweep this lecture tells the two-century story of Syria as a place of asylum for Muslims and Christians refugees.
It articulates the long forgotten forced migration of Muslims from Crete, and from the Balkans, Crimea, and the Caucasus, continuing with the Armenians, Kurds, Palestinians and Iraqis. And it closes with a narration of the tragedy of how Syrians have now become refugees from their own country.
Challenging Ideas on Asylum for Refugees Until the mid-20th century, the humane response of granting refuge and asylum was a social duty. It was a 'gift' of hospitality to the stranger and the refugee that anticipated a return in kind. Post World War Two, the humanitarian response to refugees fleeing persecution and conflict became formalized in international law best expressed in the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees.
The paradigm shifted from a ‘duty-based’ one to a rights-based mechanism which became main-stream. Once main streamed our own societal 'duty' to be generous became obscured. I argue that we need to shine a new light on our 'duty to be generous'.
Dawn Chatty is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Syria: The Making and Unmaking of a Refuge State and The Duty to be Generous. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dawn Chatty for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Dawn Chatty generally travels from OxfordUK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Aaliyah Duah, Pauline Nguyen, Emma White, Patriann Smith and Starr Sackstein. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dawn Chatty for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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