I am the Land, and the Land is Me - Nabil Anani (Arabic episode)

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Filmmaking, Looted Museums, and Palestinian Art as Resistance | Amer Shomali (Replay)

In this re-release of one of our favorite conversations from last year, multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and director of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Amer Shomali, sits down for a conversation about art, identity, and resistance. Amer shares his journey from a Palestini ...  Show more

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

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