National: Ramzy Baroud Author Tour 2010

South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) cordially invites you to hear RAMZY BAROUD speak about his new book entitled “My Father Was a Freedom Fighter”: Gaza’s Untold Story. Insha Allah, Launch events, talks and discussions are being held across South Africa and we look forward to seeing you there. Topics will include Gaza the Untold Story; Islam and Global Geopolitics and Related Issues. 

About the Book: Gaza’s untold story, is told from the perspective of the refugees and has been endorsed by John Pilger, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk and Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University and Special Rapporteur for Occupied Palestinian Territories, UN Human Right Council.

About the Author: Ramzy Baroud is a veteran Palestinian-American journalist and former Al-Jazeera producer. He also taught Mass Communication at Australia’s Curtin University of Technology, is a frequent speaker, a regular media guest, and is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Palestine Chronicle, a leading resource for information on Israel/Palestine and much more. He’s also written many articles, commentaries, short stories, and authored several books, including “The Second Intifada: A Chronicle of a People’s Struggle.

ITINERARY
DAY	Province	Activity	Place	Time
Wed 10th	JHB	Cii Interview	Telephonic	3h00pm
	JHB	Public Lecture	Halima Hall PTA	7h45pm
Thrs 11th	JHB	Radio Islam Interview	Telephonic	8am
	JHB	Jamiat Office	Jamiat JHB	10-11am
	JHB	Public Talk	Suliman Nana Memorial Cntre Crosby	After Magrib 7.30pm
Friday 12th	JHB	Jumuah Lecture	Brixton Masajid	12h00pm
	JHB	Departure to Cape Town	JHB Airport	15h05
Friday 12th	C/Town	Arrival		5h20pm
Saturday 13	C/Town	Media Seminar	IPSA University,Rylands	9am-2pm
	C/Town	Public Book Launch	Centre for the Book,CT	5pm-7pm
Sunday 14	C/Town	Sightseeing	Hout Bay	9am-5pm
	C/Town	Community Lecture	Masjid ar Rawbie,Mitchells Plain	After Maghrib (8.30pm)
Monday 15	C/Town	Interview with Al Quds Media Desk	Al Quds Foundation Offices	9.30am-11am
	C/Town	Talk & lunch	MJC Athlone	12pm-2pm
	C/Town	Radio Panel Discussion	Voice of the Cape Studios	5pm-6pm
Tues 16th	C/Town	Departure to Durban		9.15am
Tues 16th	DBN	Arrival at Durban Airport		11h10am
	DBN	Media Seminar	Mama Mia Cosmetics,Office	2pm-4pm
	Stanger	Public Lecture	Zakariya Islamic School	after magrib
Wed 17	PMB	Various Schools/University visits
	PMB	Public Lecture	DSLT Hall Main Campus UKZN PMB	after magrib
Thurs 18th	DBN	Forum for Islamic Organisations & Muslim Ulemmah	Islamic Guidance Centre	8.30am-10am
	DBN	SAFM Book Review with Karabo Kgoleng	Telephonic	10.30am-11am
	DBN	Lecture to Students	DUT	12pm-1pm
	DBN	Womens Only Forum “The Mothers of Gaza”	Al Ansaar Hall	3-4.30pm
	DBN	Lecture/Book Launch	UKZN Howard College Theatre	5.30pm-7pm
Friday 19th	DBN	SAFM Interview Morning Talk with  Siki Mgabadeli	Telephonic	9am-10am
	DBN	Gagasi FM Interview	Telephonic	10.30am-10.35am
	DBN	Jumuah Lecture	Grey Street Jumuah Masajid	12h00pm
	DBN	Book Launch	Exclusive Books Westwood	2.30pm-4pm-To be confirmed
	DBN	Public Lecture	Orient School Hall	after maghrib
Sat 20th	DBN	Departs DBN	DBN to JHB	8h45am