Dr. Nadia Naser-Najjab presented a paper titled “The Colonial Context of People-to-People Program (P2PP)” at the 2023 BRISMES (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies) Annual Conference. Her presentation critically examined the People-to-People Program within the framework of settler colonialism, analyzing its implications in the context of Canadian foreign policy and its parallels with Israeli settler colonial practices. The panel, Canada as a Settler State on the Question of Palestine, brought together scholars to explore Canada's role and policies concerning Palestine through a settler colonial lens.

This panel was part of the broader conference theme, Ecology, Crisis, and Power in the Middle East, which addressed various dimensions of environmental issues, political crises, and power dynamics in the region.