Jean-Pierre Filiu | A Historian in Gaza

Sun 23 Nov 2025 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm

As the war in Gaza shows no sign of abating, we welcome Jean-Pierre Filiu, an acclaimed historian of the area and one of a small number of humanitarians allowed to enter the Gaza Strip in December 2024. Jean Pierre is a speaker of the local dialect and is intimately familiar with the land’s people and places, but nothing prepared him for what he encountered there. He remained inside Gaza for 33 days and emerged determined to bear witness to the devastation and to the Gazans fighting to live, every single day. Join Jean Pierre Filiu, whose book A Historian in Gaza is soon to be published, and hear him share his deep knowledge of the place and its people.

Venue: Old Divinity School

Duration: 1 hour

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In-person tickets:	Old Divinity School
Jean-Pierre Filiu \| A Historian in Gaza	Full Price 8pm \| 23 November \| Old Divinity School	£17		£0
Jean-Pierre Filiu \| A Historian in Gaza	Concession (U25s, unemployed & those feeling the pinch) 8pm \| 23 November \| Old Divinity School	£10		£0
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Author Biography

Jean-Pierre Filiu is Professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po, and former visiting professor at Columbia and Georgetown Universities. His books include The Middle East: A Political History; and Guardian Book of the Year Gaza: A History (also published by Hurst), which won Middle East Monitor’s Palestine Book Award.