conducted a book talk by the Irish scholar and activist Dr. Louis Brehony
Dr. Ola Kitaneh: In the presence of Prof. Tahrir Hamdi, the director of Arab Open University/Jordan, the university conducted a book talk by the Irish scholar and activist Dr. Louis Brehony who chose AOU/Jordan to be the first institution to host the launch of his new book entitled Palestinian Music in Exile: Voices of Resistance (2023). Dr. Brehony's book talk centered on the cultures of resistance, specifically the music of resistance and liberation and the oral histories of music making in Gaza. AOU staff and students attended this very important session, in addition to some online attendees from different countries.