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personal essaysDecember 22, 2020January 28, 2021

For the Stories, or for the Visa Delays?

Nayrouz Qarmout writes about Edinburgh, Gaza, short stories, and packing her bag.

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PEN Transmissions x British Museum x Edmund de WaalJune 11, 2020November 17, 2020

Exile, One Step Beyond

For our series on exile with the British Museum and Edmund de Waal, Selma Dabbagh writes on Palestine, desire, place and the future.

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archiveOctober 1, 2015

Over the sound of the drone

Atef Abu Saif discusses his latest publication – a collection of diary entries from the Gaza Strip – and reports on Gaza’s thriving cultural scene.

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archiveAugust 5, 2014

No more trips to the beach, no more ice cream in Gaza

Ahmed Masoud writes about his son Zino and his trips to the beach in Gaza

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archiveJuly 31, 2014

Life in War

Nayrouz Qarmout follows her short story for PEN Atlas with a gripping diary piece from the heart of the conflict in Gaza

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archiveJuly 29, 2014

Umm Ahmed: Newsflash

A rare and incredibly moving piece of fiction from Gaza, from writer and activist Nayrouz Qarmout

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archiveOctober 31, 2013

Notes from a Safe House in Area A

Selma Dabbagh returns to PEN Atlas, and to Ramallah, writing about the physical and bureaucratic walls that divide the territory, recording the sounds of the Old City, and exploring the impact of the Oslo Peace Accords on Palestinian literature

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archiveMay 18, 2012

Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 3

In her third PEN Atlas despatch, British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh reflects on Palfest, dealing with criticism, and what freedom feels like

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archiveMay 15, 2012

Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 2

In this second PEN Atlas despatch from British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh, we are taken deeper into Gaza; into the streets, into darkness

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archiveMay 9, 2012

Selma Dabbagh reports from the Palestine Festival of Literature: Part 1

This week the PEN Atlas hears from Selma Dabbagh at the Palestine Festival of Literature.

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