Kjersti G. Berg
Associate Professor, NLA University CollegeKjersti G. Berg is a Middle East researcher and historian working on Palestinian history.
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A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
BIFF: The American Doctor
21.10.2026
08:30 - 09:30English
From a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress.
Still photo from the film The documentary film The American Doctor directed by Poh Si Teng follows three American physicians of diverse backgrounds who travel to Gaza to provide medical aid during the conflict. The three doctors operated primarily out of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis during two visits to Gaza, before and after the 2025 ceasefire.
The film documents the doctors’ work in operating rooms and hospital corridors, their media appearances upon returning to the United States, and the death threats some received as a result of their public advocacy.
The panel discussion will center around the living conditions in Gaza, the blockade of medical equipments and the conflict.
All are welcome!
Watch the film at Bergen International Film Festival 15, 19, 21, 22 October.
This is a collaboration with Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) and Centre on Law and Social Transformation.
Event info.
Bergen GlobalJekteviksbakken 31, Bergen
21.10.2026
08:30 - 09:30
English
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Marthe Sleire Engedahl
PhD candidate, UiBMarthe Engedahl is a PhD candidate at the Law Faculty at the University of Bergen.
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Osama Khaled Shaheen
PhD candidate, UiB/CMIOsama Shaheen is a doctoral researcher at CMI and UiB, focusing on return, digital memory, and reconciliation in Syria.
Read moreKjersti G. Berg
Associate Professor, NLA University College
Kjersti G. Berg is a Middle East researcher and historian working on Palestinian history.
Key research areas are refugee camps, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Jerusalem, international (and Norwegian) aid to Palestinians, humanitarianism, and statebuilding.
Marthe Sleire Engedahl
PhD candidate, UiB
Marthe Engedahl is a PhD candidate at the Law Faculty at the University of Bergen.
Engdahl researches the legal obligations arising from international law, including international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict), international human rights, rules on states’ responsibility for complicity, and arms trade agreements.
Osama Khaled Shaheen
PhD candidate, UiB/CMI
Osama Shaheen is a doctoral researcher at CMI and UiB, focusing on return, digital memory, and reconciliation in Syria.
Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
