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US Tour of Palestinian Play ‘The Siege’ Cancelled
The Jenin Freedom Theatre announced that it will no longer bring The Siege to the US this May
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‘Experimental Works’ Chosen for 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist
The region’s recent historical tragedies are certainly explored here, from the Palestinian nakba
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The Boundaries of Prohibitions and the Borderless Language
The ban on the official use of the Kurdish language as well as on its use in areas of education, knowledge and intelligence has made us feel that ourselves, our existence and our being human are prohibited
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Ashraf Fayadh’s Death Sentence Repealed; New Ruling Sentences Poet to 8 Years, 800 Lashes
Post Views: 32 The appeal of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh — who was facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia — was heard today: The higher court reversed the previous death-sentence ruling and replaced it with eight years, eight hundred
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NEW NOVEL BY ORHAN PAMUK OUT IN TURKEY
Post Views: 78 Orhan Pamuk’s newest book hits bookstores on Tuesday. Turkish Nobel Prize-winner published his 10th novel. The new book is called “K?rm?z? Saçl? Kad?n” (The Red-Haired Woman) and so far it’s only out in Turkish. The book is
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The Ghost of Brecht
propelling us into a future to which our backs are turned, even as we are forced to witness, and make sense of, the catastrophe of the promises of that century we have now, truly, left behind…
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Intelectuales Indígenas en el siglo XXI: pensamiento, producción y activismo
Reproducimos aquí las intervenciones al encuentro Intelectuales Indígenas en el siglo XXI: pensamiento, producción y activismo
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Gerry Adams. My Little Book of Tweets
My first Tweet took life almost exactly three years ago. It’s been an experience. It’s been an adventure. And a bit of craic
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Santiago Gamboa a la Casa de Las Américas
Los escritores Eduardo Lalo (Puerto Rico), Ana Quiroga (Argentina), Santiago Gamboa (Colombia) y Ramiro Sanchiz (Uruguay) han conversado sobre que es ser narradores hoy
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CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR OPENS
The 2016 Cairo International Book Fair has opened on January 27. This year’s theme is “Culture on the Frontlines”: The fair will run through February 10
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