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How a Palestinian Prisoner Won the Booker Prize | Bassem Khandaqji (Arabic Episode)

Bassem Khandaqji is a Palestinian novelist from Nablus who spent more than 2 decades in Israeli prison, sentenced to three life terms. In 2024, while still behind bars, he won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (Arabic Booker Prize) for his novel Mask of the Sky (قناع بلو ...  Show more

The Language of Tatreez: How Palestinian Embroidery Became a Symbol of Identity and Artistic Narrative | Joanna Barakat

What made Tatreez — Palestinian embroidery — the symbol of Palestinian identity? Not ceramics, not glass blowing, not straw weaving. Why the stitch? Today, we sit down with Palestinian artist and author Joanna Barakat, who has spent years chasing this question. She unravels the d ...  Show more

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