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"Madafeh" - This week's guest: Susan Abulhawa, Palestinian novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, and human rights activist

  • Palestine Museum US 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200 Woodbridge, CT, 06525 United States (map)

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Event Occurs Every Sunday-Register Once; Attend All.
The program begins at 12 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time.
Please join us for a virtual session of open discussion about Palestinian topics.

Susan Abulhawa
Portrait painted by Palestinian artist Jacqueline Bejani, 59th Venice Biennale exhibit From Palestine With Art

Susan Abulhawa is the author of several books. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, was translated into 30 languages and is considered a classic in Palestinian literature. Her most recent, Against the Loveless World, likewise received literary acclaim and was lauded as a "masterpiece." The number of books sold and linguistic reach of her books have made abulhawa the most widely read Palestinian author of all time. She is also a human and animal rights activist, a scientist, political commentator, irector of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, and the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, an international children's NGO upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children.