This is an overview of various appearances I made as guest speaker or moderator at public events.
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2025 | D66
Panel speaker at event 'Blik op de wereld: Libanon' (12 May)
2025 | OMROEP GELDERLAND
Expert guest in TV program 'De Week van Gelderland' (21 March)
2025 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Keynote speaker at background current affairs lecture Framing Conflict in the Middle East (11 February)
2025 | Omroep Gelderland
Interviewed in the program Op de koffie on nomination for 'Woman in the Media Award 2024' (7 February)
2025 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen on presidential election in Lebanon (8 January)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen on ceasefire in Lebanon (28 November)
2024 | NU.nl
Expert guest in the explainer video on ceasefire in Lebanon (27 November)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the VPRO program Bureau Buitenland on 'Fragiel bestand in Libanon' (27 November)
2024 | EenVandaag
Expert guest in TV program EenVandaag on ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel (26 November)
2024 | KUNO - Humanitarian Knowledge Exchange
Keynote speaker at the event: Humanitarian response in focus - Addressing the impact of hostilities in Lebanon and the escalating regional conflict (14 November)
2024 | BNR Nieuwsradio
Expert guest in radio program BNR's Big Five on Israel's war on Lebanon and implications for Syrian refugees (30 October)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in radio program EenVandaag on return of Syrian refugees to Syria (27 October)
2024 | Vlaamse Radio 1
Expert guest in radio program De Ochtend on Hezbollah's position in Lebanese society (10 October)
2024 | VPRO radio
Expert guest in radio program OVT on the history of Hezbollah (6 October)
2024 | NOS television
Expert guest in TV program Nieuwsuur on Israel's attacks on Lebanon (1 October)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in radio program EenVandaag on the future of resolution 1701 (1 October)
2024 | NTR
Expert guest in talkshow De Societeit on Israel's attacks on Lebanon (29 September)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the VPRO program Bureau Buitenland on 'Kan de wereld de oorlog in Libanon nog stoppen?' (27 September)
2024 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Key note speaker at current affairs lecture 'Lebanon: Rising Tensions in the Middle East' (26 September)
2024 | Conflict and Society
Panel member on 'Conflict Studies in the Netherlands' at Conflict & Society 10 years anniversary event (25 September)
2024 | NOS television
Expert guest in the program Nieuwsuur on the historical context of Israel's attacks on Lebanon (24 September)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen on Israeli attacks on Lebanon (23 September)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen on pager explosions in Lebanon (18 September)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Nieuws en Co on escalation between Israel and Hezbollah (24 June)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen on intensifying hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah (12 June)
2024 | NOS television
Expert guest in the program Nieuwsuur on 'Spanningen tussen Israel en Libanon' (7 June)
2024 | BNR Nieuwsradio
Expert guest in the program Ochtendspits on the EU's Brussels Conference for the Future of Syria and the Region (28 May)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the VPRO program Bureau Buitenland on 'Europese politici scherp op migratie richting verkiezingen' (8 May)
2024 | NOS television
Expert guest in the program Nieuwsuur on 'EU werkt aan een migratiedeal met Libanon' (1 May)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen for the broadcast 'Kunnen Syrische vluchtelingen terug naar huis?' (29 April)
2024 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Key note speaker at current affairs roundtable 'Recent Developments in the Middle East' (24 April)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen for the broadcast 'Deal over terugtrekking Hezbollah komt dichterbij' (5 February)
2024 | Radboud Reflects
Expert guest in the podcast 'Opvang in de regio: geen oplossing voor de vluchtelingencrisis?' (23 January)
2024 | NOS television
Expert guest in the program Nieuwsuur on 'Hoe reageert Hezbollah?' (3 January)
2024 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Nieuws en Co for the broadcast 'Wat betekent de aanval op Hamasleider Al-Arouri voor mogelijke escalatie in het Midden-Oosten?' (3 January)
2023 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program Met het oog op morgen (11 November)
2023 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest in the program EenVandaag for the broadcast: 'Libanon hield de adem in: zou Hezbollah Israel de oorlog verklaren?' (3 November)
2023 | VOX
Expert interviewed for the article 'Libanon houdt de adem in: stort Hezbollah het land in een nieuwe oorlog?' (2 November)
2023 | NPO Radio 1
Expert guest on the diplomatic summit on Gaza in the program 'Vroeg!' (20 October)
2023 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Key note speaker at current affairs roundtable 'Earthquake in a Conflict Region: Lift the Sanctions?' (9 February)
2022 | FLEMISH PEACE INSTITUTE
Key note speaker at internal roundtable on the state and future of the field of peace and conflict studies (28 June)
2022 | ISSAM FARES INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN FIALOGUE COMMITTEE
Key note speaker at closed roundtable 'The Palestinian Refugees File in Lebanon' (13 June)
2022 | GSV EXCALIBUR
Key note speaker at conference Code Red organised by History student association GSV Excalibur at Radboud University Nijmegen (26 April)
2022 | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Speaker at launch of paperback edition of my book Hybrid Political Order and the Politics of Uncertainty - Refugee Governance in Lebanon (23 February)
2022 | FRAGILE TRUTHS PODCAST
Main conversation partner in the episode 'Strategic Confusion: Lebanese Refugee Governance' of the Knowledge Platform on Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL) podcast (1 February)
2021 | HOPES-LEB CONSORTIUM
Panel member at the event: 'Creating Opportunities Through Learning - Higher Education in Emergencies' (30 November)
2021 | KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM FOR SECURITY AND RULE OF LAW
Co-organizer and moderator of the event: 'Exploring the Intersections of Climate Change, Access to Justice, and Rule of Law' (17 June)
2021 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Actualiteitencollege: 'Pauze in geweld tussen Israel en Palestina' (26 May)
2021 | STATE OF THE ART CONFERENCE - MOVING ACROSS BORDERS: POLICY AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT (DUTCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
Expert contributor to the sub-session 'Building the Resilience and Self-Reliance of Refugees: Unpacking Strategies for Perspectives in the Region' (25 March)
2021 | MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH HOTSPOT GLOCAL (RADBOUD UNIVERSITY)
Host and facilitator of public lecture 'Accountability and Justice for Syria' by Nynke Staal (12 March)
2021 | THE WEST WING (YOUTH THINK TANK DUTCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
Expert session on European migration policy (19 February)
2021 | MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & MUSEUM VAN BEELD EN GELUID
Henriette van Lynden lezing: 'Coming of Age: 10 jaar Arabische lente' (26 January)
2020 | RAAD VAN STATE (Council of State)
Kenniscafe: 'Voorbij de papieren werkelijkheid: informele Palestijnse vluchtelingenkampen in Libanon' (12 November)
2020 | RADBOUD REFLECTS
Actualiteitencollege: 'Corona en de vergeten vluchteling' (17 September)
2019 | LUTFIA RABBANI FOUNDATION
Speaker at the Foundation's 40th anniversary event Promoting Euro Arab Dialogue Today and Tomorrow (21 November)
2019 | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Co-lead of a reflexive workshop on Ethics and Epistemic Politics in Migration Research (13 November)
2019 | MAASTRICHT ACTS FOR GLOBAL GOALS DAY
Facilitator of the interactive session 'The SDGs and International Refugee Policy - A Critical Reality Check' (25 September)
2019 | ANTHRO SCREENING ROOM
2019 | MOVIES THAT MATTER FILM FESTIVAL
2019 | NEDERLANDS PALESTINA KOMITEE
Speaker at event on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon organised by the Dutch Palestine Committee (14 March)
2017 | NPO1
Guest at Dutch national radio program to speak about my doctoral research (17 February)
2016 | HUMANITY HOUSE
Moderator at Café Humanitair 'On the Road to Resilience' (30 November)
2015 | UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
Speaker at debate night 'Status is Everything: Vluchtelingen, Asielzoekers, Migranten' (11 November)