The Gabriel Safdie Event: Jerusalem of the Mind—The Groundwork for the Day After

Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 2:30 pm ET

Part of the 2025 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival

How do we continue living through endless conflict in the Middle East? How do we lay the groundwork for the day after? What role do we have as writers, poets, storytellers and journalists in the arduous and grassroots task of dialogue toward peace building? We must first explore ways toward building empathy among enemies.

A discussion on the current Middle East among a scholar, a poet, a writer, and a filmmaker.

Participants: Danae Elon, Yacov Rabkin, Moustafa Bayoumi, Ehab Lotayef

Moderator: Kareem Shaheen