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DESCRIPTION:Poets and writers present readings from the powerful works of Mosab Abu 
 Toha, the beloved Palestinian poet and 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner who is 
 being targeted with threats and deportation.\n\nWe stand as one… Mosab's 
 voice must not be silenced.\n\nReaders Include: Cheryl Davila, Rafael 
 Jesús González, Satsuki Ina, Devi S. Laskar, and Lorene Zarou-Zouzounis 
 (More to be announced)\nMosab Abu Toha has been described as the 
 “essential poet embodying the humanity of Gaza.” He is also a scholar, 
 teacher, journalist-- and the founder of the Edward Said Library, the first 
 English-language library in Gaza (now destroyed by the Israeli Defense 
 Forces). Amid the chaos of Israel's all-out invasion of Gaza 19 months ago, 
 Mosab kept writing -- until he and his family were forced to flee to the 
 US. In November 2024, he published his second book of poems, Forest of 
 Noise, to great acclaim.\n\nBut this past April, Mosab was forced to cancel 
 his nationwide book tour owing to threats from Betar, the extreme 
 right-wing vigilante organization targeting pro-Palestine voices. Like 
 other Palestinian writers and activists in the US, and like so many 
 immigrants... Mosab fears for his safety and the real possibility of 
 abduction and deportation.\n\nIn May, Mosab Abu Toha received the 2025 
 Pulitzer Prize for journalism, for his writings in The New Yorker. \n\nRead 
 and sign the Statement in support of Mosab Abu Toha initiated by Revolution 
 Books here:\nhttps://revolutionbooksnyc.org/Toha.htm\n\nOrder his books 
 Forest of Noise: Poems and Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from 
 Gaza at www.revolutionbooks.org.\n\nRevolution Books, New York is having a 
 similar program on June 4th..\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/04/18877001.php
SUMMARY:Stand with Mosab Abu Toha! A Special Evening of Poetry & Solidarity
LOCATION:Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/04/18877001.php
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