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DESCRIPTION:As we seek the reserves necessary to keep engaging with the fight for 
 Palestinian freedom, now is a particularly important time to return to the 
 words of Palestinian writers themselves. Nowhere can we find more powerful 
 expressions of resistance and the will to endure. This is not a teach-in or 
 a seminar but an inclusive space to read, think, grieve, take solace and 
 inspiration in literature and poetry. We will provide the novella “Men in 
 the Sun” by Ghassan Kanafani to start the discussion and we ask you to 
 bring a poem to share with the group if you would like.\n\nAbout Ghassan 
 Kanafani's "Men in the Sun"\nOriginally published in 1962, "Men in the Sun" 
 tells the story of three Palestinian refugees who take on a clandestine, 
 humiliating and dangerous journey from refugee camps in Iraq to find work 
 in Kuwait. The refugees belong to three generations of men who have endured 
 the loss of their homeland, Palestine, and alternate between despair, hope 
 and resilience as the journey unfolds. While themes of exile, resistance, 
 displacement and masculinity seem prominent, Kanafani demands we ask urgent 
 political questions about the aftermaths of the Nakba of 1948: what could 
 have been done? Why were Palestinians abandoned without any allies?  Why is 
 everybody immune to Palestinian suffering? \n\nGhassan Kanafani (1936-1972) 
 was a writer, activist and a prominent member of the Popular Front for the 
 Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He was an advocate of the notion of 
 "resistance literature" for Palestinians and declared that literature was 
 the motivating spirit behind his politics. Kanafani began writing fiction 
 while working as a teacher in a refugee camp and many of his works feature 
 a child's perspective. He had a prodigious output of short stories, essays 
 and novellas. Kanafani was uncompromising and vocal about his commitment to 
 the cause for the liberation of Palestine. In 1972, he was assassinated by 
 the Israeli secret service, the Mossad, in Beirut who planted an explosive 
 in his car instantaneously killing Kanafani and his young niece. He was 
 only 36 years old. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/11/30/18860770.php
SUMMARY:Reading Palestine
LOCATION:Online (Registration link is below)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/11/30/18860770.php
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