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Palestine Writes
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Palestine Writes
@PalestineWrites
The only North American literature festival dedicated to celebrating and promoting Palestinian literature and other cultural productions.
- Marwan Makhoul on politics and poetry, from his book أين أمي.
- Remembering the Poets, Writers, & Artists killed by Israel in Gaza: Today we want to highlight just six of at least 13 poets and creatives in Gaza who have been killed by Israel since October. Say their names, know their faces, and honor their lives cut too short by the Zionist
- We are devastated beyond words at the horrific and vengeful assassination of our dear friend Refaat Al Areer along with his family in Gaza today. Refaat was a warrior, a kind and generous man, a caring professor, a father, son, brother. He is one of tens of thousands to fall
- Today we want to highlight the amazing work of Lama Abu Jamous, Gaza’s youngest reporter. At nine years old, Lama has done better reporting on Gaza than the biggest Western news outlets have. Her mission is to amplify the voices of Palestinian children like herself and to report
00:00 - 🖊️We are thrilled to announce the second Palestine Writes Literature Festival, set to take place 22-24 September 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, on the unceded homeland of the Lenni Lenape Nation of Turtle Island. 🎟️Get your tickets: palestinewrites.org
- the moral masses always side with Palestine, despite the stands of their corrupt governments.London now!
00:00 - 🇵🇸Thanks for everyone who joined us on a journey through the heartwarming moments of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, where literature and culture unite in a tapestry of inspiration and hope. #PalestineWrites #PalestineWillBeFree
00:00 - A dynamic start to the Palestine Writes Literature Festival! Irvine Auditorium was packed as Palestinians came together to affirm our humanity and existence. Day one was a resounding success, and we're making every moment! #palestinewrites
- On this day, Ghassan Kanafani was born. Kanafani was a frontrunner of Palestinian resistance literature, which helped shape a rich genre of Palestinian prose and poetry and preserve Palestinian identity and culture at a very critical time. 🧵
- Given the escalating racist attacks on the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, we feel it's time to release this letter, which we sent to the University on September 2, 2023, in response to the first hateful letter that came to our attention. Read it: palestinewrites.org/2023/09/15/let…
- With no prior warning, YouTube deactivated our account which featured videos from the 1st Palestine Writes Literature Festival. We were able to appeal and get the account back, but we condemn this act of censorship against Palestinian voices. palestinewrites.org/news1/press-re…
- We can't believe that the Palestine Writes Literature Festival is over; we feel like we need more time to spend with you <3 But the past three days was an absolute whirlwind of creativity, culture, and community! (1/4) #palestinewrites
