Tuesday 4 August 2026. 7:30pm UK,For all the attention the Middle East conflict attracts, the expulsion of nearly a million Jews from Arab countries is rarely acknowledged. This is why Lyn Julius has written ‘Cast Out’, a long-form essay published by the Jewish Quarterly.

For thousands of years, Jewish communities lived across the Middle East and North Africa, forming significant parts of the populations of cities such as Baghdad, Tunis, Cairo and Casablanca. Today, those communities have almost entirely disappeared.

The daughter of Jewish refugees from Iraq, Lyn Julius, Harif founder, will discuss her groundbreaking essay with Aurèle Tobelem of Young Harif, a historian, researcher and writer with Moroccan-Jewish roots. They will explore what happened to this vast diaspora, examine the historical status of Jews under Islamic rule, and how rising nationalism and antisemitism contributed to their displacement.
Here is the updated Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/harif/httpeepurlcomberec1-5093528?e=[UNIQID]