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TABKHA: Recipes under the rubble, is a collection of 20 Palestinian recipes written by Mona Zahed and richly illustrated by artists from creative mutual aid group Coffees For Gaza, published in collaboration with Slingshot Books. Pre-order now: tabkhabook.com?fbclid=PAZXh...

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"Their Borders, Our World" editor Mahdi Sabbagh and writer Ellen Neerven discuss building solidarity with Palestine, connecting resistance to global freedom struggles, and the pursuit of personal and cultural preservation in the face of oppression. Learn more: www.buds-digest.com/theirborders...

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A Body of Nakedness – A new poem from Palestinian poet Ramzi Salem on finding small moments of solace: “these candles will become a homeland, / painting our silhouettes on the tent’s walls, / multiplying us in warmth and number.” Read the poem here: arablit.org/2025/02/17/n...

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The essays, stories, poetry, art and personal narrative collected in Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader is a rich riposte to those who would denigrate Palestinians' aspirations for a homeland. It also serves as a timely reminder of culture's power and importance during occupation and war.

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"Sumūd," meaning steadfastness, is a core Palestinian value of everyday resistance against occupation. This new book explores how personal & collective commitment to sumūd shapes Palestinian lives. Available now in our Bookshop (US/UK)! Links in replies below.

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Poet Tamim Barghouti reads from his father's poignant poem, "Midnight," a meditation on Palestine's history, exile, and occupation. A powerful reflection on loss and longing. Watch Tamim's full video on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLoDvu...

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Watch Gaza Mon Amour (2020), a captivating story about love, life, and a mysterious discovery. Streaming for free with English subtitles until February 17th on Palestine Film Institute's website. Don't miss it! Link: www.palestinefilminstitute.org/en/pfp

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Outlandishly opaque statement from @societyofauthors.bsky.social: anonymous bookshop, no people, no jailing, no mention of locations or police forces, bizarre & irrelevant assertion about democracy WTF is going on there? “Thoughts and prayers” would be better societyofauthors.org/2025/02/13/a...

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"In a moment of increased censorship of Palestinian voices, supporting new publishing on Palestine has never been more important, and the PalFest Bookshelf looks like an enlivening way to do just that." By Dan Sheehan for Literary Hub. lithub.com/a-new-subscr...

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🚨TOMORROW - National Demo - Freedom for Palestine 📍 Whitehall to the US Embassy ⏰ 15 February, 12 noon Donald Trump want's to ethnically cleanse Gaza. We cannot let him. March for Palestine and call on our government to oppose his plan. Let's make this the biggest march yet.

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In our next event (sold out), Mohammed El-Kurd will have a conversation with Fred Moten for Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal at McNally Jackson Seaport in New York City. To stay up to date of our events, visit our website and check our schedule at (www.palfest.org/full-schedule).

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Next Tuesday in London: Ahdaf Soueif in conversation with Peter Florence. February 18th, 6.30pm, St Martin in the Fields. www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/calendar/the...

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Support bold Palestinian publishing amid rising censorship with the PalFest Bookshelf. Receive curated new releases and timeless classics, each paired with an author-selected extra-bookmark, pamphlet, or artwork postcard. Engage in exclusive Zoom talks with writers. www.palfest.org/bookshelf?fb...

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In this meditation on the breadth of Edward Said's work, writer, activist, and PalFest founder Ahdaf Soueif maps a path for hope to find political practice. Watch Ahdaf's full video on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DF8gGDP...

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The police cited a children's colouring book as evidence of incitement to terrorism.

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Yesterday, we received highly alarming news from Jerusalem, where two of our key partners, Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, were arrested. Read @saqibooks.bsky.social's statement below to learn more.

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We’re alarmed and outraged that two of our key partners, Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, have been arrested in Jerusalem for the crime of selling books.

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Palestinian Sound Archive is coming to Brooklyn, Beacon & Troy NY! Get a glimpse into the archive – which compiles vinyl, tapes & album artwork from across Palestine + the stories that go with them – and learn about archival practice as an act of resistance www.wildarcfarm.com/blog/2025/2/...

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This is something we've been wanting to offer for a long time and it's finally here: a curated subscription service that will deliver books and special extras direct to your door - the PalFest Bookshelf: www.palfest.org/bookshelf

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This is something we've been wanting to offer for a long time and it's finally here: a curated subscription service that will deliver books and special extras direct to your door - the PalFest Bookshelf: www.palfest.org/bookshelf

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Join Yahya Ashour, Olivia Elias, Ruba El Melik, Leila Mansouri, Nyla Matuk, Nadia Shammas on Jan 30:

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This week, we are featuring Gaza Writes Back: Memorial Edition as our book of the week. Edited by the late Refaat Alareer, Gaza Writes Back is a collection of stories by Gazan writers in the wake of the Gaza War of 2008 & 2009. Link: bookshop.org/p/books/gaza...

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NYC: we've got two great events coming up to launch Mohammed El-Kurd's new book PERFECT VICTIMS. Check out our events page for more on his upcoming conversations with Natalie Diaz and Fred Moten: www.palfest.org/full-schedule

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Khawla Ibrahim's brilliant A KNOCK ON THE ROOF is on now at the New York Theatre Workshop, and will transfer to London's Royal Court in February. www.nytw.org/show/a-knock...

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fucking finally.

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Welcome to the Fringe: Palestine is seeking a diverse range of Palestinian artists, including musicians, theatre-makers, dancers, storytellers, children’s performers, poets, and comedians, to showcase their talents at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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As ceasefire takes place in Gaza, Mouin Rabbani speculates on what the ceasefire deal means for the coming years of Trump's foreign policy toward Palestine, Israel, and the broader region. Read more here: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ja...

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Please, please read Shahad Ali writing from Gaza in @truthout.org today on "plans - tiny hopeful plans" she made for her life post-ceasefire. "There was a quiet understanding that this ceasefire, though temporary, had given us something priceless — a moment to reconnect with what had been lost."

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Five journalists in Gaza – Hossam Shabat, Shrouq Aila, Bilal Salem, Rasha Abou Jalal & Abubaker Abed – on the ceasefire announcement "I have left in my memory as a journalist, more than 200 journalists who were killed by the Israeli army because of their work" www.dropsitenews.com/p/five-journ...

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Welcome to bluesky, @filmworks4pal.bsky.social! Everyone, be sure to give them a follow – and the now more regularly active @palfest.bsky.social, too!

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Book of the week: Daybreak in Gaza, a record of an extraordinary place and people, and of a culture preserved by the people themselves. Vignettes of artists, acrobats, doctors, students, shopkeepers and teachers offer stories of love, life, loss and survival. Links to get it are below (USA and UK).

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NYC – Elia Suleiman's The Time That Remains (2009) playing at Spectacle micro-cinema in Williamsburg Jan 14–27 withfriends.co/event/225075...

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Going to the bank tomorrow; if you can help.

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If you're a bookworker (in any capacity) then you're invited to join our Strategy Day for our pro-climate, pro-Palestine movement! 🍉FFB Strategy Day 📚 @fossilfreebooks.org 📅 Sat 18 Jan, 10-4 🌍 online / Edinburgh / London 🖊️registration: linktr.ee/fossilfreebooks Register by 5pm this Wed 15th.

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"This isn't just about Palestine, this is about all of us." Noura Erakat speaks about how the merciless nature of Zionism marks Palestinian life as probationary. Watch the full video on Instagram, link below. For more, follow us at (@PalFest). www.instagram.com/reel/DEqCFjg...

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Book of the week: MY PALESTINE by Mohammed Tarbush A poignant personal memoir and an incisive political and economic commentary on the tumultuous events that shaped the modern Middle East. Buy from our bookshop and 10% goes to our next festival USA: tinyurl.com/2y7bj97m UK: tinyurl.com/25tfe49w

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Sign up to our newsletter for weekly information on events, new articles and our book of the week: www.palfest.org/newsletter

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New video online now Budour Hassan: “A Fear of Negation: Reading Edward Said in the Time of Genocide” From our recent event at London's Southbank Centre: Edward Said & The Question of Palestine www.instagram.com/p/DEflHG1vwpQ/

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah's YOU HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEFEATED is now available in a special edition from @FitzcarraldoEds. Alaa was part of the 2012 Palestine Festival of Literature in Gaza and his writing following that trip makes up two major essays in the collection. https://buff.ly/3OJhnUA

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Detroit, join us this Friday for PALESTINE & THE URGENT WORD with Zaina Alsous, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Mohammed El-Kurd, Fred Moten and Kamelya Omayma Youssef. Venue: Jam Handy at 7pm Tickets only $10: https://buff.ly/3ZfGhQL

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Jamie Loftus (@jamieloftusHELP) describes how power brokers in the film industry attempted to gaslight her into silence about Palestine: “What else have I felt comfortable not speaking out against? And why is there pressure being put on me to not speak out against this?"

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