SUSAN ABULHAWA

Palestinian writer + human rights activist + poet + Essayist

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located near: philadelphia, PA

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Expertise

Writing truth to power
Palestinian literature
Hyphenated writers
Cultural appropriation as a colonial appendage
Culture and liberation


event types

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LECTURES
FIRESIDE CHATS
PANELS
WORKSHOPS
BOOK TALKS & READINGS
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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
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INTERVIEWS

Susan Abulhawa’s Bio

A political commentator and contributor to broadcast news outlets, Susan Abulhawa speaks widely on the subjects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the power of storytelling, particularly for marginalized communities. Some notable past events include delivering keynotes for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Gala. Susan is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, a non-profit organization dedicated to upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children under Israeli occupation and in refugee camps outside of Palestine.

Susan is one of the most widely-read Arab authors. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, is a multigenerational family epic spanning five countries and more than sixty years. With an unflinching look at the Palestinian question, it was translated into thirty languages and became an international bestseller. Susan is also the author of the critically-acclaimed novel The Blue Between Sky and Water. Her third novel, Against the Loveless World is a searing account of one woman’s transformation from a sex worker in Kuwait to a Palestinian revolutionary and was a 2020 Palestine Book Awards Winner and Arab American Book Award Winner.

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susan abulhawa in IN THE MEDIA

 
Holding U.S. government agencies accountable for the billions of tax-deductible "charitable" funding used ultimately to finance the displacement of the indigenous peoples of Palestine. Panel: Responding to Israel's Influence on Campus and in Court-Janet McMahon, moderator Conference: Israel's Influence: Good or Bad for America?
Promo for the novel "Mornings In Jenin" by Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa. Written and produced by Real Arts Media.
Sarah Schulman, Susan Abulhawa, Aja Monet and Radhika Sainath at Verso Books in Brooklyn, September 18, 2017. Join writers Susan Abulhawa and Sarah Schulman, poet Aja Monet, and legal expert Radhika Sainath as they discuss the repression of Palestinian cultural production as well as the increasingly harsh attempts here in the United States to silence criticism of Israeli government policies.
 
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