Conference on Palestine, Britain & Empire: 1841 - 1948

King's College London on 14th/15th May 2008

The MBI Al Jaber Foundation is sponsoring a two-day conference to mark the 60th anniversary of the British withdrawal from the Palestine mandate, to be held at King’s College London on 14th/15th May 2008.

Leading international speakers, academics and historians will discuss and debate one of the most violent conflicts of the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.

The events and consequences of this history will be considered in relation to themes of religion, gender, imperialism, violence, governance, decolonisation and memory, each illuminating wider currents in imperial history.

The conference aims to bring to together a range of Arab, Jewish and British perspectives. Drawing upon the extensive oral, photographic and document collections of the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. Extraordinary personal testimonies will also be presented, culminating in a discussion on the human experience of this episode.

The conference is being organised in a partnership between King’s College London, the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies.