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Writer and editor

Joined July 2022
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Thank you to the Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine (OFIP) and to Peter Larson for this recent book talk on "Stranger in My Own Land". youtube.com/watch?v=wwrnBiXu…
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✨ More praise for @FJiryis’s beautifully written memoir, ‘Stranger in My Own Land: #Palestine, #Israel and One Family's Story of Home’. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Get your copy ➡️ bit.ly/3Smt5os
"Stranger in My Own Land is an incredibly moving, powerful story that will move all ... Fida Jiryis tells her story in a deeply personal way that brings up nearly all the issues relevant to what has and continues to go on." georgemarx.org/2023/03/stran…
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Dear friends, please join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:00pm at Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem for a book launch of "Stranger in My Own Land", moderated by Dr. Ehab Bessaiso, VP for Communication and International Relations and previous Minister of Culture.
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"Stranger in My Own Land is an incredibly moving, powerful story that will move all ... Fida Jiryis tells her story in a deeply personal way that brings up nearly all the issues relevant to what has and continues to go on." georgemarx.org/2023/03/stran…
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Dear friends, join us next Tuesday at Dar al-Kalimah University, Bethlehem, for a book launch of "Stranger in My Own Land", moderated by Dr. Ehab Bessaiso.
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كونوا معنا في إطلاق كتابي في جامعة دار الكلمة في بيت لحم، في 21 من هذا الشهر، ضمن فعاليات صالون جبرا ابراهيم جبرا الثقافي. شكرا Dar al-Kalima University College
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Thank you to @PeterBeinart for this in-depth, frank conversation, spanning my family's journey, some history of the PLO, the Oslo Accords, the current situation, and the Palestinian trials and tribulations in Israel and under occupation. youtube.com/watch?v=nxMzA7Lj…
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Palestinian activist, @Issaamro, tells me how he was assulted by an Israeli soldier when he was showing @lawrence_wright around the occupied West Bank.
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Dear friends, for a little taste of "Stranger in My Own Land" here is a short reading, from the @PalMuseumUS event on Jan 29. With my thanks to the museum and to Faisal Saleh! youtube.com/watch?v=JXEv6XBa…
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A friend remarked that each Palestinian is traumatized in some way. No wonder, for what we deal with defies explanation. Then, along comes Dr. Hatim Kanaaneh to give it a clinical context: PTSD, for that is what living in this reality does. mondoweiss.net/2023/02/my-di…
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Last week's launch of "Ha-Cluv", a Hebrew anthology of my short stories, in Reading Bookshop רידינג באלנבי with Yoni Mendel and Sarah Ozacky-Lazar. Thank you to the מכּתוּבּ مكتوب Maktoob series for translating and publishing this book. youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_lI-75…
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Thank you very much to Mori Sela and the Israelis & Palestinians for Peace שָׁלוֹם سَلَام (IP4P) group for hosting me in this discussion, and for creating such an open, inclusive forum for communication and dialogue. youtube.com/watch?v=IXSMZzFs…
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When one tells the story in a page, it's intense. A condensed, breathtaking synopsis by @johnpaulomallez in the @irishexaminer.
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I interviewed Fida Jiryis about her book, Stranger in My Own Land. Published by @HurstPublishers
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Dear friends, join us for the launch of "Ha-Cluv" tomorrow (Wednesday) evening!
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Dear friends, please join us for the launch of "Ha-Cluv", a Hebrew anthology of my short stories, next Wednesday, February 8th with Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar.
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