IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
Literature
The expanded Summer 2021 issue of World Literature Today foregrounds Palestine Voices in a cover feature showcasing 30 of the most prominent poets and writers from the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the diaspora, guest-edited by Yousef Khanfar.
on July 1, 2021
Palestinian-American Profiles
If you’re a Palestinian and you want to find reasons to be sad, it’s not difficult,” says Zahr. “I believe that no matter who we are, and no matter what sort of situation you’re in, there are at least 5 to 10 funny things that happen to you every day. Or if you’re a Palestinian, it’s more like 50 or 100 things. We live in a surreal universe, and we see a lot of weird stuff.”
on January 21, 2016
Sharp, funny Palestinian writer Suad Amiry has won one of Italy's Nonino prizes along with Portuguese novelist Antonio Lobo Antunes, Italian psychiatrist Giuseppe Dell'Acqua, and French philosopher Michel Serres - for "her work to promote peace."
on January 14, 2014