"Understanding Palestine" in Sydney

In Collaboration with Al-Awdah Association for Culture and Arts

The award-winning "Understanding Palestine" Series returns to Sydney offering an evening of stories, information and new perspectives on Palestine.

Delivered by Yousef Alreemawi: one of Australia's leading experts on Palestinian history and culture and a master-storyteller.

The event will also include (Palestinian Songs In Context)

🗓️ Event Details

• Arrival: 6:30 PM for a 7:00 PM start

• Language: English

• Age Suitability: All ages welcome

• Refreshments: Provided

• Entry: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

📞 Contact & Info

For questions or more information, please reach out to us:

• Phone: 0487 135 100

• Email: sana@alawdah.org.au

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Understanding Palestine Series started in March 2024 as a response to the growing interest among Australians in the Palestinian issue, and the limited resources in English about the history, literature and culture of Palestine.

The Series is organized and delivered by Yousef Alreemawi; one of Australia's leading experts in the history and culture of Palestine.

Since then, Yousef has delivered 53 lectures in in Northcote, and 10 lectures in Mama Chen in Foostcray. Additionally, he took the series to Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane and Adelaide.

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Yousef Alreemawi is a Palestinian-Australian musician, scholar, linguist, internationally-renowned proofreader of Arabic content and storyteller.

He is the founder and director of the Averroes Centre for Arab Culture, and the founder of ASPIRE, an NGO that contributed to the settlement of more than 250 stateless Palestinian refugees from Iraq and Syria in Australia since 2007. He is also the creator of the Palestine Remembered program on Radio 3CR, the founder/ leader of Tarab Ensemble — Australia's leading group devoted to the classical Arabic instrumental tradition — and the presenter of the Understanding Palestine Series of public lectures on the history of Palestine.

In recognition of his work, Yousef won several Australian and international awards including Australia Eureka Medal (2017), the Palestinian of the Year (2021), the Ambassador of Peace (2025), Creative Australia Award (2025), and finalist for Australian Muslim Creative Artist of the Year (2026)